Life is our dictionary. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life is our dictionary.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, User:Scewing derivative work: 2009 (Public domain / CC0)

Alternative Names: R. W. Emerson • Waldo Emerson

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A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.

Of course, he who has put forth his total strength in fit actions, has the richest return of wisdom.

Colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints.