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I find that something one gets from Emerson in early life does not leave him when he grows old.

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There never was a happier or more devoted husband than the male bluebird. He is the gay champion and escort of the female at all times, and while she is sitting, he feeds her regularly.
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Bluebird Champion Devote Escort Fed Female Happy Husband Male More Regular
A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
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Equal Frost Fruit Goodbye Marriage Run Sap Sun Sweet Winter
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all.
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All Drawn Easy Men More Nail Rivet Some Very
Nearly every season, I make the acquaintance of one or more new flowers. It takes years to exhaust the botanical treasures of any one considerable neighborhood, unless one makes a dead set at it, like an herbalist.
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Acquaintance Botanical Early Every Exhaust Flower More Neighborhood New Season Treasure
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think.
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Each Find Short Still Think Through Too
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
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Christianity Civilization Development Done Eighteen Hundred Science Year
Emerson is the spokesman and prophet of youth and of a formative, idealistic age. His is a voice from the heights which are ever bathed in the sunshine of the spirit.
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Age Formative Height Idealistic People Prophet Spirit Spokesman Sunshine Voice Youth
As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without the least hope that I can find out the ways of the Eternal in this or in any other world.
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End Eternal Find Meditate More Mystery Nature Near Origin Out Way World Yet
It seems at times as if they possessed some extra sense – the home sense – which operates unerringly.
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Extra Home Operate Possess Seem Sense Some Time Unerringly
I have suffered no great losses, or defeats, or illness, or accidents, and have undergone no great struggles or privations; I have had no grouch. I have not wanted the earth.
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Accident Defeat Earth Great Grouch Illness Loss Privation Struggle Suffer Undergone Want
The homing instinct in birds and animals is one of their most remarkable traits: their strong local attachments and their skill in finding their way back when removed to a distance.
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There is a great deal of speculation in the eye of an animal, but very little science.
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Animal Deal Eye Great Little Science Speculation
It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.
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Affirmative Always Believe Deny Easier Mind Nature
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
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Better Deed Greatest Intention Small
We are beginning to see that money, after all, is not the main thing. The real values cannot be bought and sold.
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After All Begin Bought Main Money Real Sold Thing Value
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls.
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Ball Five Juggle Scene Some Three

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