Ralph Waldo Emerson: Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend.

Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend.

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