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Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes
American Poet, Writer, Philosopher May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882
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![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second..."](/pic/344571/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-every-man-alone-is-sincere-at-the-entrance.jpg)
Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you..."](/pic/366257/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-you-shall-have-joy-or-you-shall-have.jpg)
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve..."](/pic/196310/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-can-anything-be-so-elegant-as-to-have-few.jpg)
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve..."](/pic/279850/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-can-anything-be-so-elegant-as-to-have-few.jpg)
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him..."](/pic/262739/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-if-we-encounter-a-man-of-rare-intellect-we.jpg)
If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the..."](/pic/244561/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-every-genuine-work-of-art-has-as-much.jpg)
Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "if we shall take the good we find, asking no questions, we..."](/pic/276042/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-if-we-shall-take-the-good-we-find-asking.jpg)
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism..."](/pic/196255/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-doing-well-is-the-result-of-doing-good.jpg)
Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
![Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "The things taught in schools and colleges are not an..."](/pic/354214/600x316/quotation-ralph-waldo-emerson-the-things-taught-in-schools-and-colleges.jpg)
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