If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
The American Scholar · 1837
★ 5.4Other tags relating to this quote
Medium
Time
Person
Provenance
Current citation
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar (1837)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.
Original citation
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar." Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. 31 Aug. 1837, First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, USA.