I started a new routine yesterday: the literary quote of the day. Because yesterday was – obviously – Sunday, I will repeat my intro to that post.
As all of you know, I read a lot. I thought that it would be nice to start a new, daily routine: the literary quote of the day.
For those who already read a lot, perhaps you recognize the quote and want to leave a comment about it / the author… or perhaps it makes you realize that you did not read the specific essay, article, book, story, poem, etc. it was taken from and you might want to read it now…
For those who don’t read a lot… hopefully this ‘routine’ will make you realize that you’re missing out on a lot. Hopefully it will make you start thinking and perhaps it will inspire you to read.
The world of literature is rich… richer than anyone can imagine.
Today’s quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson‘s The American Scholar:
The scholar is that man who must take up into himself all the ability of the time, all the contributions of the past, all the hopes of the future. He must be an university of knowledges. If there be one lesson more than another which should pierce his ear, it is, The world is nothing, the man is all; in yourself is the law of all nature, and you know not yet how a globule of sap ascends; in yourself slumbers the whole of Reason; it is for you to know all, it is for you to dare all.
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I am a big fan of Emerson. There are many more wonderful quotes I could have used. However, as a college student (albeit not an American one)… I could not help but find this particular one quite inspiring.
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