The world is his who can see through its pretension.
Interpretation
Those who can see beyond superficiality hold the true power in the world.
This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson suggests that the ability to perceive the underlying truths behind societal facades is what truly empowers a person. It emphasizes the importance of discernment and insight in navigating the complexities of life and understanding the genuine nature of people and situations.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the importance of critical thinking.
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?
Dear young people, please, donβt be observers of life, but get involved. Jesus did not remain an observer, but he immersed himself. Donβt be observers, but immerse yourself in the reality of life, as Jesus did.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it.
The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them.
When the human organism is discharging its negative experience efficiently, the mind is empty of past or future concerns; there is no worry, anticipation, or regret. This means that the mind is left open to Being, the simplest state of awareness.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
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