The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Smartyfair

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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Smartyfair

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–1882 · writer · 1800s USARalph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and poet who encouraged people to trust their own minds and think for themselves.8 quotes

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A whole forest is hiding inside one small seed.

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What turned up: Essay "History," Essays: First Series, 1841 (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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