 We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we do nothing of ourselves, but allow a passage to its beams.  Essays, First Series - Page 72by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1891 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
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