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The office of the scholar is to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Office Of The Scholar Is To

Ralph Waldo Emerson
The office of the scholar is to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.
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