Men are what their mothers made them. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Men are what their mothers made them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fate · 1860

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Topic

Mothers and sons Formation of character

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Time

1860

Person

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Current citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Fate." The Conduct of Life, edited by Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, and Douglas Emory Wilson. Vol. 6, Belknap Press, 2004.

Original citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Fate." The Conduct of Life. Boston: Ticknor & Fields/London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1860.

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