“When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying.”

The quote "When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at th…" is famous quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American philosopher, essayist, and poet.

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American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882

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