God offers to every mind a choice between repose and truth. take which you please — you can never have both. [Essay on Intellect] - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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God offers to every mind a choice between repose and truth. take which you please — you can never have both. [Essay on Intellect]

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (25 May 1803 – 27 April 1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet.

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Alternative Names: R. W. Emerson Waldo Emerson
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