"A man must be in sympathy with society……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A man must be in sympathy with society around him, or else, not wish to be in sympathy with it. If neither of these two, he must be wretched."
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
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A little praise goes a great ways.
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