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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.
         

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.


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