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Free should be the scholar - free and brave.
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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All natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.
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Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first.
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Books take their place according to their specific gravity as surely as potatoes in a tub.
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