They who talk much of destiny, their birth-star, etc., are in a lower dangerous plane, and invite the evils they fear.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI shun father and mother and wife and brother when my genius calls me. I would write on the lintels of the door-post, Whim. I hope that it is somewhat better than whim at last, but we cannot spend the day in explanation.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWe ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
Ralph Waldo Emerson