It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. ✨ 'Essays' (1841) 'Self-Reliance'
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