Blessed are those who have no talent! — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Blessed are those who have no talent!

Ralph Waldo Emerson

1850

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Genius and Temperament, 9 April 1861." The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1843-1871, edited by Joel Myerson. Vol. 2, University of Georgia Press, 2010.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Personal journal entry. Feb. 1850.

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