"A man finds room in the few..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.
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“The crystal sphere of thought is as concentrical as the geological structure of the globe. As our soils and rocks lie in strata, concentric strata, so do all men's thinkings run laterally, never vertically.”
“I do not wonder at a snowflake, a shell, a summer landscape, or the glory of the stars; but at the necessity of beauty under which the universe lies.”
“It is said, no man can write but one book; and if a man have a defect, it is apt to leave its impression on all his performances.”
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“Believe it or not, that was the first time I recognized that in some ways she was just like the rest of us.”
“Language is the most elementary aspect to our humanness, probably. In addition to that, it's the embodiment, it's the apotheosis of the human experience, it's the way we summarize ourselves.”
“Society therefore is an ancient as the world.”
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“Thank God for the iron in the blood of our fathers”
“The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.”
“A spot whereon the founders lived and diedSeemed once more dear than life; ancestral trees,Or gardens rich in memory glorifiedMarriages, alliances, and families,And every bride's ambition satisfied.”