Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capac…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capacious? It never troubles the sun that some of his rays fall wide and vain into ungrateful space, and only a small part on the reflecting planet. Let your greatness educate the crude and cold companion. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2015). Essays, p.37, Xist Publishing
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