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“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Society

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

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