A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no luster as you turn …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no luster as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1993). Self-reliance, and Other Essays, p.88, Courier Corporation
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A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no luster as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1993). Self-reliance, and Other Essays, p.88, Courier Corporation

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