We love it because it is self dependent, self derived, and therefore o…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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We love it because it is self dependent, self derived, and therefore of an old immaculate pedigree, even if shown in a young person. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). Self-Reliance, the Over-Soul, and Other Essays, p.26, Coyote Canyon Press
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