Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old well-known air through innumerable variations.

Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very fe

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This quote expresses the idea that the laws of nature are simple and few in number, yet they are capable of producing an infinite array of outcomes. It suggests that the patterns and melodies of nature are like a familiar tune that is played over and over again, but each time with different variations. It highlights the idea that despite the immense complexity and diversity observed in the natural world, there is an underlying unity governed by a handful of fundamental laws.

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