We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to woman as freely as to man.
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It was not meant that the soul should cultivate the earth, but that the earth should educate and maintain the soul.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The earth is a teacher that nurtures the soul rather than the soul being responsible for improving the world.
This quote by Margaret Fuller highlights the philosophy that our environment and the natural world have a significant role in shaping and educating our inner selves. Rather than viewing our existence as mere laborers of the earth, it suggests that we should recognize the earth as a source of wisdom that enriches our souls, fostering a deeper connection to nature and our own spiritual growth.
Themes
SoulEarthEducationNatureGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about environmental conservation, this quote can emphasize the importance of learning from nature.
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All quotes →I fear I have not one good word to say this fair morning, though the sun shines so encouragingly on the distant hills and gentle river and the trees are in their festive hues. I am not festive, though contented. When obliged to give myself to the prose of life, as I am on this occasion of being established in a new home I like to do the thing, wholly and quite, - to weave my web for the day solely from the grey yarn.
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Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of more timid sort, fair play for each in its own kind.
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Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold.
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It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.
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I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.
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