Wherever a man comes, there comes revolution. The old is fo… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wherever a man comes, there comes revolution. The old is for slaves.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Far or forgot to me is near; Shadow and sunlight are the same; The vanished gods to me appear; And one to me are shame and fame.

My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects. The swallow over my window should interweave that thread or straw he carries in his bill into my web also. We pass for what we are. Character teaches above our wills.

Wherever a man comes, there comes revolution. The old is for slaves. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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