“The soul refuses limits, and always affirms an Optimism, never a Pessimism.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Compensation (Primary source)
Emerson explores the law of compensation, suggesting that every action (cause) has a corresponding reaction (effect), meaning that there is no free lunch, but we get what we give.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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