Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear.


The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations (ed. 1883)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of...

Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of...

Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of...

Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of...