Arthur Conan DoyleHow small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!” Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, essayist, poet, and historian. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of American literature. He was also a leader in the Transcendentalist movement in the 1820s.
Source: The Sign Of Four
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