A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.
Interpretation
Having strong intentions can help us overcome obstacles and achieve our goals.
This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests that when our intentions are clear and driven by noble goals, we will discover ways to navigate through challenges. Just as mythical ships are said to thrive in adverse winds, so too can dedicated individuals find strength and solutions in the face of opposition.
In practice
This quote can inspire students facing difficult exams to stay focused on their goals.
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?
Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realise your hidden potential and power, let difficulties know that you too are difficult.
I'll think of it tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.
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