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The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (Lectures and Biographical Sketches Quotes)

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

Source:Lectures and Biographical Sketches (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., ed. 1887), Essay VIII. The Preacher, Page 223
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  • Name: Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist, Poet
  • Born: May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882
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