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The advantage of riches remains with him who procured them, not with the heir.
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
Waldo Emerson
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But when you have chosen your part, abide by it, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world.
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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