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Our chief want in life is, somebody who shall make us do what we can. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essay

Our chief want in life is, somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Considerations by the Way · 1860
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Topic
Reaching one's potential
Medium
Essay
Time
1860
Person
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Provenance
Current citation
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Considerations by the Way." 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. "Considerations by the Way." The Conduct of Life. Boston: Ticknor & Fields/London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1860.

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