Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his dep…

Margaret Fuller
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Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience. ✨ Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley (1961). The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
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Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience. ✨ Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley (1961). The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and Religion

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