Genius seems to consist merely in trueness of sight, in using such words as show that the man was an eye-witness, and not a repeater of what was told.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.
Ralph Waldo EmersonGenius is the power to labor better and more availably. Deserve thy genius: exalt it.
Ralph Waldo EmersonLife is in short cycles or periods; we are quickly tired, but we have rapid rallies. A man is spent by his work, starved, prostrate; he will not lift his hand to save his life; he can never think more. He sinks into deep sleep and wakes with renewed youth, with hope, courage, fertile in resources, and keen for daring adventure.
Ralph Waldo Emerson