We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that we are surrounded by a vast, profound understanding that influences our lives.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote highlights the idea that we exist within an environment filled with deep intelligence and wisdom. It implies that there is a greater knowledge at play in the universe, guiding our actions and thoughts, and that we should be aware of and reflect upon this intelligence as it shapes our experiences and understanding of life.
In practice
In a philosophical discussion about the nature of existence and intelligence.
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
I've learned that you don't need a lot in life. If it can't fit into a suitcase, you don't really need it.
The church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought.
Or shall I go out as a light does, not first blown out by the wind, but grown tired and weary of itself - a burnt out light? Or finally, shall I blow myself out, so as not to burn out?
For those whose exclusive norm of constitutional judging is merely fair reading of language applied to facts objectively viewed, 'Brown' must either be flat-out wrong or a very mystifying decision.
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu, religion is a great force, and it can help one have command of one's own morality, one's own behavior, and one's own attitude.
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