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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.
         

It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.


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This page presents the quote "It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.". Author of this quote is Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is about integrity, self-actualization, self-determination,.