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Nothing is more deeply punished than the neglect of the affinities by which alone society should be formed, and the insane levity of choosing associates by others' eyes.

Emerson.

That which takes my fancy most, in the heroic class, is the good humor and hilarity they exhibit.

Emerson.

Great men are thus a collyrium to clear our eyes from egotism, and enable us to see other people and their works.

Emerson.