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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: Intellect is a fire; rash and pitiless it melts this wonderful bone-house which is called man. Genius even, as it is the greatestgood, is the greatest harm.
         

Intellect is a fire; rash and pitiless it melts this wonderful bone-house which is called man. Genius even, as it is the greatestgood, is the greatest harm.


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A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



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When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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It's too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that's never going to happen.

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