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Quotes from Today (Emerson):
We cannot find the smallest part of the personal weight of Washington in the narrative of his exploits...
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The largest part of His power was latent. This is that which we call Character,—a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means.
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He conquered because his arrival altered the face of affairs.
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"O Iole! how did you know that Hercules was a god?"
"Because," answered Iole, "I was content the moment my eyes fell on him. When I beheld Theseus, I desired that I might see him offer battle, or at least guide his horses in the chariot-race; but Hercules did not wait for a contest; he conquered whether he stood, or walked, or sat, or whatever thing he did."
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The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity… See him and you will know as easily why he succeeds.
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He is Victory, organized.