Why have only two or three ways of life, and not thousands?… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Why have only two or three ways of life, and not thousands? Every man is wanted, and no man is wanted much.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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 mind of this country, taught to aim at low objects, feeds upon itself.

If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

Heartily know, When half-gods go, The gods arrive.

Why have only two or three ways of life, and not thousands? Every man is wanted, and no man is wanted much. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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