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Posted by: heretic ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 12:55PM
"The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into freedom." Ralph Waldo Emerson (n/t)


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Posted by: anatbrat ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 01:41PM
Re: "The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into freedom." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Just as pushing someone off a balcony proves Newton's theory, Emerson was brilliant and spot-on. I think this is my new favorite quote.

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Posted by: citizen not logged in ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 01:45PM
Re: "The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into freedom." Ralph Waldo Emerson

thanks for the good quotes, heretic. i always enjoy them.

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Posted by: heretic ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 01:55PM
Re: "The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into freedom." Ralph Waldo Emerson

You're welcome. The gratitude you express is appreciated and fuels me to keep supplying more quotes.

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Posted by: Alice ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 02:05PM
Re: "The revelation of Thought takes men out of servitude into freedom." Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have been reading Emerson and others, instead of the BOM, Ensign, and Mormon manuals. Emerson far exceeds any of these in wisdom and good thought-provoking advice.

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Posted by: Phantom Shadow ( )
Date: November 28, 2012 04:48PM
Now reading biography of RWE

Such a coincidence that you quote this--I'm reading Robert Richardson's biography of Emerson--The Mind on Fire. I'm only a hundred pages into it but have a lot of quotes marked already.

I find the following parallels interesting: Emerson was born in 1803 in Boston. His father was a minister. The son followed his father, but in 1831 he left the church and ministry.

My folks had a collected works of RWE on their bookshelf. When I was little, it was part of a fort made of books. Later, one summer when I was too bored to walk to the library, I started reading some of Emerson's essays. The one on self-reliance changed my outlook on a lot of things. (Unfortunately I squashed a lot of these ideals until later in life.) Anyway: "Trust thyself, every heart vibrates to that iron string." The quote is from my teenage memory.

As I read about his life, I can't help but line up Waldo's thoughts and ideas against that of Joe Smith.

Thanks for the quote, heretic.

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