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Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.

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England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, and clay.
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If one gains an interest in the history of the earth, he is quite sure to gain an interest in the history of the life on the earth. If the former illustrates the theory of development, so must the latter.
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Emerson’s fame as a writer and thinker was firmly established during his lifetime by the books he gave to the world.
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There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.
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There is something very human in this apparent mirth and mockery of the squirrels. It seems to be a sort of ironical laughter, and implies self-conscious pride and exultation in the laughter.
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