“Nothing is beneath you, if it is in the direction of your life: nothing is great or desirable, if it is off from that.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wealth (Primary source)
In Wealth, Emerson argues that true wealth is not merely material accumulation, but the ability to create and contribute. It stems from aligning oneself with natural laws and serving others, leading to a flourishing and abundant life beyond mere possessions.
“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.”
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