“Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all management of human affairs.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)
Power (Primary source)
In Power, Emerson asserts that true power stems from inner strength, moral integrity, and alignment with universal laws. It’s not about external control, but the inherent influence of a developed character and the ability to act effectively.
“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“The law of nature is, Do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
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“In those days we did not trust anyone who had not been in the war, but we did not completely trust anyone.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly.”
— Leonardo da Vinci (verified)