Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). Essays and Lectures, p.483, Library of America
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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). Essays and Lectures, p.483, Library of America

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