He in whom the love of truth predominates . . . submits to the inconve…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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He in whom the love of truth predominates . . . submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion; but he is a candidate for truth . . . and respects the highest law of his being. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1937). Essays, First and Second Series, p.109, Jazzybee Verlag
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