 all. A man is the façade of a temple wherein all wisdom and all good abide. What we commonly call man, the eating, drinking, planting, counting man, does not, as we know him, represent himself^ but misrepresents himself. Him we do not respect, but the...  Essays - Page 254by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
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