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Famous Quotes in History by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1
Here are some famous quotes in history by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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, for the rest of his days.
A man of no conversation should smoke.
Adhere to your own act, and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagent, and broken the monotony of a decorous age.
And what is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered.
Art is a jealous mistress.
Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.
Cunning egotism: if I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag.
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
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Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry.
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