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You must leave this world a better place than it would have been if you had not existed.

“You must leave this world a better place than it would have been if you had not existed.” is a life quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It speaks to themes of change.

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The earth laughs in flowers.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

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