“To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.”
Variant: To the illuminated mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson 727
American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882Related quotes

Original: (it) Lei, quando ti guarda con un sorriso che brilla di una luce intensa e vitale, è capace di illuminare il mondo intero.
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“This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole…”
Τούτων ἀεὶ μεμνῆσθαι, τίς ἡ τῶν ὅλων φύσις
II, 9
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II

Reflections on Various Subjects (1665–1678), II. On Difference of Character