“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)
Compensation (Primary source)
Emerson explores the law of compensation, suggesting that every action (cause) has a corresponding reaction (effect), meaning that there is no free lunch, but we get what we give.
“As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)
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