Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in him…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1973). Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1847-1848, p.43, Harvard University Press
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Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1973). Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1847-1848, p.43, Harvard University Press

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