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emerson Quotes

Six of the best book quotes from emerson
01
“Be not impatient in delays”
Source: Chapter 2, Paragraph 46
02
“steer clear of catastrophe and destruction”
Source: Chapter 3, Paragraph 17
03
“Many men are slaves because one is an oppressor; let us hate the oppressor.”
Source: Chapter 4, Paragraph 5
04
“One man is an oppressor because many are slaves; let us despise the slaves.”
Source: Chapter 4, Paragraph 5
05
Shall man’s basest desires receive the fullest measure of gratification, and his purest aspirations starve for lack of sustenance?
Source: Chapter 5, Paragraph 7
06
Such is not the Law: such a condition of things can never obtain: ‘ask and receive.‘”
Source: Chapter 5, Paragraph 7
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