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“Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; if I cannot carry forests on my back, neither can you crack a nut.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Fable", Poems (1847)
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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803 – 1882

American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century. Known for his essays on self-reliance, nature, and the power of the individual.

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