Emerson: Cipher of the World

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„The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary picture is repeated without end. It is the highest emblem in the cipher of the world.“ (p. 299) #Emerson #eye #circle #CipherOfTheWorld

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Emerson: Prudence

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„What right have I to write on Prudence, whereof I have little, and that of the negative sort? My prudence consists in avoiding and going without, not in the inventing of means and methods, not in adroit steering, not in gentle repairing.“ (p. 349) #Emerson #prudence

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