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  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Worship...
• The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
• The more he talked of his honor the faster we counted our spoons. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
• A person seldom falls sick, but the bystanders are animated with a faint hope that he will die.
  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Conduct of Life...
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  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, - from The Conduct of Life...
• Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Conduct of Life", 1860...
• It is not length of life, but depth of life. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
• All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the terms of it fair.
  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Conduct of Life...