❝ “Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, all flock to their aid.” 2418 Ralph Waldo Emerson
❝ “For, though the origin of most of our words is forgotten, each word was at first a stroke of genius, and obtained currency, because for the moment it symbolized the world to the first speaker and to the hearer. The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.” 2418 Ralph Waldo Emerson
❝ “With the Past as past I have nothing to do, nor with the Future as future. I live now.” 2418 Ralph Waldo Emerson
❝ “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” 2418 Ralph Waldo Emerson