You cannot see the mountain near. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi…

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You cannot see the mountain near. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1623, Delphi Classics
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