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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
         

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.


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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
         



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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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