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If the whole of history is in one man, it is all to be explained from individual experience.
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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Self-love is, in almost all men, such an over-weight that they are incredulous of a man's habitual preference of the general good to his own but when they see it proved by sacrifices of ease, wealth, rank, and of life itself, there is no limit to their admiration.
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A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short.
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Why needs a man be rich? Why must he have horses, fine garments, handsome apartments, access to public houses, and places of amusement? Only for want of thought.
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In science we have to consider two things: power and circumstance.
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It does not to dwell on dreams and forget to live, but it is equally foolish to ignore the past – never forget.
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Plant your DREAMS and miracles will grow.
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The secret of success in education is respecting the students.
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