Quote #135
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. The best of beauty is a finer charm tha…
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- The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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- The less government we have, the better - the fewer laws, and the less confided power.