“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Variant: To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone.

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American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882

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