"Every individual strives to grow and exclude,..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every individual strives to grow and exclude, to the extremities of the universe, and to impose the law of its being on every other creature.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The sower may mistake and sow his peas crookedly; the peas make no mistake, but come up and show his line.”
“A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire.”
“In the death of my son, now more than two years ago, I seem to have lost a beautiful estate,--no more. I cannot get it nearer to me.”
More on Individuality
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“For the most part we stupidly confound one man with another. The dull distinguish only races or nations, or at most classes, but the wise man, individuals.”
“Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.”