Every word which is used to express a moral or intellectual fact, if traced to its root, is found to be borrowed from some material appearance. Right means straight; wrong means twisted. Spirit primarily means wind; transgression, the crossing of a line;... Nature, Addresses, and Lectures - Página 29de Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 372 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
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