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• To be great is to be misunderstood. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
• A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
  With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do....
• Beware when the great God lets loose a genius upon the world.
  Then all things are at risk. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay...
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• Accept your genius and say what you think. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay
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  With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do....
• Always do what you are afraid to do. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)