Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speec…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use short and positive speech. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1954). The Power of Emerson's Wisdom
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