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The Conduct of Life Quotes
The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
Source:
(Ticknor and Fields, ed. 1860), Essay V. Behavior, Page 158
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Book:
The Conduct of Life
Writer:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Genre:
Essays
Published:
1860
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