If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VIII: Letters and Social Aims, p.93, Harvard University Press
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