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It is never too late to do right.

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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Boston
Massachusetts
R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
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I would study, I would know, I would admire forever.
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The multitude of false churches accredits the true religion.
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