We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are shining parts, is the soul. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Jean Ferguson Carr (1987). The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.160, Harvard University Press
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We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are shining parts, is the soul. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Jean Ferguson Carr (1987). The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p.160, Harvard University Press

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