Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought. Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the importance of valuing the words of others who articulate truths more effectively.
Ralph Waldo Emerson reflects on how the wisdom of certain individuals resonates with him so deeply that he finds himself quoting them to convey his own thoughts. This suggests that while we may understand certain truths, others may express them in ways that are clearer or more impactful, emphasizing the value of effective communication and shared understanding of wisdom.
In practice
In a discussion about great thinkers, you could quote Emerson to illustrate the power of eloquent expression.
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?
I know that I cannot take responsibility for other people. We are all under the law of our own consciousness.
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
I try to take care_x000D_ and be gentle to them._x000D_ Words and eggs must be handled with care._x000D_ Once broken they are impossible things to repair.
People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.
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