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When the gods come among men, they are not known.
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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R. W. Emerson
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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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What is excellent, As God lives, is permanent Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain, Heart's love will meet thee again.
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When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new.
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Life wastes itself whilst we are preparing to live.
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Books are the best of things, well used abused, among the worst...They are for nothing but to inspire.
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It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice.
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The eloquence of one stimulates all the rest, some up to the speaking-point, and all others to a degree that makes them good receivers and conductors, and they avenge themselves for their enforced silence by increased loquacity on their return.
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The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.
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Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins
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