"Is not marriage an open question, when it……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?"
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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