"The whole of what we know is a……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The whole of what we know is a system of compensation. Every defect in one manner is made up in another. Every suffering is rewarded; every sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid."
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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
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