Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHe then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind, he has descended into the secrets of all minds.
Ralph Waldo EmersonA man of genius is privileged only as far as he is genius. His dullness is as insupportable as any other dullness.
Ralph Waldo Emerson