What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ”

Ralph Waldo Emerson Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist

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