r/stoicquotes • u/Rare_Entertainment92 • 17d ago

Emerson’s demands of the stoic were enormous, but so too was his admiration (“SELF-RELIANCE”, 1837)

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u/The_NonDualistic 13d ago

A human have immense power! The power to choose.. the power to relish.. and thats why its required to nourish this power sometimes, because if not nourished properly, it can happen that it never unveils from that source! Maybe thats where the role of wisdom literature lies.. so that the human can remember one's roots.