Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.2499, Delphi Classics
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