Eye Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates.” quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson — Download Open image

“But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates.”

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