When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to lo…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.3883, Delphi Classics
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When I was praised I lost my time, for instantly I turned around to look at the work I had thought slightly of, and that day I made nothing new. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.3883, Delphi Classics

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