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If a man lose his balance, and immerse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake, he may be a good wheel or pin, but he is not a cultivated man.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
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Poetry being ... when we look from the center outward.
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
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Wherever the truth is injured, defend it.
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A divine person is the prophecy of the mind a friend is the hope of the heart.
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But it is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy something, which does not represent your life and talent, but a goldsmith's.
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Knowledge, Virtue, Power are the victories of man over his necessities, his march to the dominion of the world.
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Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well.
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