"Words are finite organs of the infinite mind.……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Words are finite organs of the infinite mind. They cannot cover the dimensions of what is in truth. They break, chop, and impoverish it."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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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A little praise goes a great ways.
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