The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become tim…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). Self-Reliance and Other Essays, p.32, Courier Corporation
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The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). Self-Reliance and Other Essays, p.32, Courier Corporation

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