The great man, that is, the man most imbued with the spirit of the tim…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The great man, that is, the man most imbued with the spirit of the time, is the impressionable man. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.92, Penguin
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The great man, that is, the man most imbued with the spirit of the time, is the impressionable man. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.92, Penguin

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