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This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to the desired effects.
George Ripley
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"This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to the desired effects."
— George Ripley

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This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to the desired effects. — George Ripley

About George Ripley

George Ripley was a Activist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1415–1490).

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Who said "This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water beside…"?
This quote is attributed to George Ripley, a Activist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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George Ripley lived from 1415 – 1490.