Approximation Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We live in a system of approximations. Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere. We are encamped in nature, not domesticated.” quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson — Download Open image

“We live in a system of approximations. Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere. We are encamped in nature, not domesticated.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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