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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: Those who have ruled human destinies, like planets, for thousands of years, were not handsome men.
         

Those who have ruled human destinies, like planets, for thousands of years, were not handsome men.


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



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Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



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



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