Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Strength
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Conduct of Life Worship (pp. 191-2)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.298, Library of America
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1851). “Essays, lectures and orations”, p.468
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1230, Delphi Classics
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.432
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1911). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.347, Рипол Классик
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.1299, Delphi Classics
Every man is actually weak, and apparently strong. To himself, he seems weak; to others, formidable.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1856). “Essays: First Series”, p.216