The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the significance of circles in nature and perception.
Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests that the eye is not only a physical organ but also a symbol of perception, creating a 'circle' as it views the world. The horizon represents the limits of that perception, and Emerson points out that this fundamental circular shape is a recurring theme throughout nature, reflecting patterns of continuity and interconnectedness in the natural world.
In practice
This quote could be used in a nature documentary to highlight the beauty of natural patterns.
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Giddy grasshopper Take care...do not leap and crush These pearls of dewdrop
A reduction in meat consumption is the most powerful single act that you can take to halt the destruction of our environment and preserve our natural resources.
All the spring may be hidden in the single bud, and the low ground nest of the lark may hold the joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns.
By eating meat we share responsibility for causing climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian can make a difference in the health of our planet.
Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris.
It is extraordinary to see the sea; what a spectacle! She is so unfettered that one wonders whether it is possible that she again become calm.
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