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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.

Beauty

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Emerson is saying that the simple beauty of flowers is more important than any practical use or function things might have. He believes that this kind of natural beauty holds a higher value than anything useful in the world.

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