A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.


The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life (ed. 1872)


A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.