“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 reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“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 Primary source“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
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“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed“With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.”
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