To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whol…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard Lee Grossman (2005). A Year with Emerson: A Daybook, p.107, David R. Godine Publisher
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To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard Lee Grossman (2005). A Year with Emerson: A Daybook, p.107, David R. Godine Publisher

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