 The absolute balance of Give and Take, the doctrine that every thing has its price, and if that price is not paid, not that thing but something else is obtained, and that it is impossible to get anything without its price, is not less sublime in the columns...  Essays, First Series - Page 95by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1879 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
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...of a city, is one universal illustration of the perfect compensation of the universe. EVERYTHING HAS ITS PRICE— AND IF THAT PRICE IS NOT PAID— NOT THAT THING, BUT SOMETHING ELSE IS OBTAINED. It is impossible to get anything without its price." "Our sentiments exactly — expressed much better... | |
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