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Ralph Waldo Emerson

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson is saying that we have not fully understood or controlled who we truly are. At the same time, we recognize that our potential and identity go far beyond what we currently realize or experience.

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