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We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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We Do Not Live An Equal Life,

Ralph Waldo Emerson
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action.
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