"Intellect," Essays: First Series (1841) - Emerson, Ralph Waldo

God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please — you can never have both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet

“Intellect,” Essays: First Series (1841)
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