"The effects of opposition are wonderful. There are……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The effects of opposition are wonderful. There are men who rise refreshed on hearing of a threat, men to whom a crisis, which intimidates and paralyzes the majority, comes as graceful and beloved as a bride!"
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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