To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.2367, Delphi Classics
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