Ralph Waldo Emerson quote explained?
"in the woods, too, a man casts off his years as the snake his slough and at what period soever of life is always a child" can anyone explain to me what this quote means? thanks
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The quote is basically when a man is surrounded by nature, he is able to be like a child again, young and full of energy, regardless of what age they already are.
Nature can make a man (or woman) childlike, no matter how old they are, casting off the years like a snake removes its skin.
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