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But whoso is heroic must find crises to try his edge. Human virtue demands her champions and martyrs, and the trial of persecution always proceeds.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Stillness Is the Key

Stillness Is the Key

by Ryan Holiday

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Icarus Deception

The Icarus Deception

by Seth Godin

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“I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-Reliance

Self-Reliance

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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