“We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. This is our permanent state.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love (Primary source)
In Love, Emerson explores the spiritual and transformative power of love, moving beyond mere sentiment. He argues that true love is an expression of the divine within us, elevating individuals and leading to a deeper understanding of universal beauty and truth.
“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“The years teach much which the days never know.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
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“Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occured in experience.”
— Leonardo da Vinci 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“Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“I will not be triumphed over.”
— Cleopatra Disputed