"The man is only half himself, the..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man is only half himself, the other half is his expression.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself,-must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.”
“Human beings cannot endure the geological chaos they encounter under the soil of their own gardens.”
“Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.”
More on Self
“What is it that you love in others?--My hopes.”
“The "ego" like its correlative "non-ego", is the product of the body, mind etc. The only proof of the existence of the real Self is realisation.”
“If all responsibility is imposed on you, then you may want to exploit the moment and want to be overwhelmed by the responsibility;yet if you try, you will notice that nothing was imposed on you, but that you are yourself this responsibility.”
More on Expression
“I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.”
“I know why the caged bird sings.”
“The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.”