In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). Essays and Lectures, p.10, Library of America
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In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). Essays and Lectures, p.10, Library of America

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