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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born: May 25, 1803
Died: Apr 27, 1882

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Silent, Hear, Gods, May, Us, Let Us

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