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In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Letters and Social Aims: Quotation and Originality, 1876
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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Society and Solitude: Works and Days, 1870
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Essays, First Series: Prudence, 1841
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The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), The Conduct of Life, 'Fate,' 1860
That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), (attributed)
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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