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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

topics: Power , Wisdom keywords: acquire, power , wisdom

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Date of birth: 1803-05-25

Date of death: 1882-04-27

Quotes number: 245

Nationality: American

Profession: Poet

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