If we live truly, we shall see truly. It is as easy for the strong man…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If we live truly, we shall see truly. It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for the weak to be weak. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1972). Early Lectures: 1838-1842, p.142, Harvard University Press
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