“Gibraltar may be strong, but ideas are impregnable, and bestow on the hero their invincibility.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)
Civilization (Primary source)
In his essay, Civilization, Emerson explores the progress of human society, arguing that true civilization is measured not by material advancements, but by the moral and intellectual development of its individuals. He emphasizes the importance of ideas and character over external comforts.
“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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“I may not be as strong as I think. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“There is no little enemy.”
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