Do not yet see, that, if the single man plant himself indom… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Do not yet see, that, if the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (25 May 1803 – 27 April 1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet.

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Alternative Names: R. W. Emerson • Waldo Emerson

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If the single man plants himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abides, this huge world will come around to him.

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Do not yet see, that, if the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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