Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Every appearanc…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Every appearance in nature corresponds to some state of the mind, and that state of the mind can only be described by presenting that natural appearance as its picture. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2001). Nature, Addresses and Lectures, p.32, The Minerva Group, Inc.
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