Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emer…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2000). Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: (A Modern Library E-Book), p.336, Modern Library
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