"He in whom the love of truth..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
He in whom the love of truth predominates . . . submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion; but he is a candidate for truth . . . and respects the highest law of his being.
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“We fetch fire and water, run about all day among the shops and markets, and get our clothes and shoes made and mended, and are thevictims of these details, and once in a fortnight we arrive perhaps at a rational moment.”
“The interminable forests should become graceful parks, for use and delight.”
“Eloquence is the appropriate organ of the highest personal energy.”
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“For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.”
“People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they’re afraid.”
“The truth isn't always a blinding light. Sometimes it's a deep and dazzling darkness, that illuminates - and burns - just as surely.”
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“Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.”
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
“It is very easy to say that your opponents have been guilty of a breach of faith, but it is a great mistake to splash the paint about so freely that your words cease to have any real meaning and cease to carry any sense of affront even to those to whom they are applied and cease to bear any connection with any genuine feeling of indignation on the part of those on whose behalf they are spoken.”