The cup of life is not so shallow That we have drained the … - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The cup of life is not so shallow That we have drained the best That all the wine at once we swallow And lees make all the rest.

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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He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth.

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The cup of life is not so shallow That we have drained the best That all the wine at once we swallow And lees make all the rest. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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