Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a secret which every intellectual man quickly learns, that, beyond the energy of his possessed and conscious intellect, he is capable of a new energy (as of an intellect doubled on itself), by abandonment to the nature of things; that, beside his privacy of power as an individual man, there is a great public power, on which he can draw, by unlocking, at all risks, his human doors, and suffering the ethereal tides to roll and circulate through him: then is he caught up into the life of the Universe, his speech is thunder, his thought is law, and his words are universally intelligible as the plants and animals.


It is a secret which every intellectual man quickly learns,

Summary

This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson explains that beyond the intellect and abilities that we are aware of, there is a deeper source of energy and power within us. By relinquishing control and surrendering to the natural order of things, we unlock a new level of understanding and connection. There is a collective power that we can tap into, transcending our individuality. In doing so, we become channels for universal wisdom and our words resonate with a profound impact, understood and felt by all living beings.

By Ralph Waldo Emerson
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