“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This quote is commonly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
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