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Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Power Ceases In The Instant Of Repose;

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.
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