An idea from Self-Reliance and Other Essays

“Life is a train of moods like a string of beads,” and each mood is a colored lens that tints the world. You can’t see past them, so don’t wait for a clearer view. “We live amid surfaces, and the true art of life is to skate well on them.”

From Self-Reliance and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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