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Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy)

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"Sorrow makes us all children again--destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Unsure what to make of this. Sometimes life throws us a profound curve which culminates in deep sorrow. Then we might conclude that we "know nothing" e.g., the thought "how could this possibly have happened" might course thru our mind again & again. Am I on the right track?
Bruno Who would know better than thy? "Whatever have been thy failures hitherto, be not afflicted, my child, for who shall assign to thee what thou hast lef…moreWho would know better than thy? "Whatever have been thy failures hitherto, be not afflicted, my child, for who shall assign to thee what thou hast left undone?" HDT(less)
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