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> [A man is reputed to have thought and eloquence; he cannot, for all that, say a word to his cousin or his uncle. They accuse his silence with as much reason as they would blame the insignificance of a dial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/a-man-is-reputed-to-have-thought-and-eloquence-he-cannot-for-all-that/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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