Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature is a language and every new fact one learns is a new word; but it is not a language taken to pieces and dead in the dictionary, but the language put together into a most significant and universal sense. I wish to learn this language--not that I may know a new grammar, but that I may read the great book which is written in that tongue.


Nature is a language and every new fact one learns is a new

Summary

This quote emphasizes the idea that nature is like a language, where each new fact or piece of knowledge acquired is like a new word added to the vocabulary. However, it is not simply about dissecting the language into isolated parts, but about understanding how all the elements come together to create a profound and universal meaning. The speaker expresses a desire to learn this language of nature, not to master a new set of rules, but to be able to read and comprehend the profound teachings and wisdom that are written in this natural "book".

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Nature
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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