"As we are, so we do; and as……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes."
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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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