Come out of your warm, angular house, resounding with few voices, into the chill, grand, instantaneous night, with such a Presence as a full moon in the clouds.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Experiencing nature Man and nature Civilization and nature

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. 11 May 1838.

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

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Source
Prudence Essays: First Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

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We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

G.W.F. Hegel

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Topic
Achieving great things Passion

Author

G.W.F. Hegel
Source
Philosophy of History
Genre
Philosophical literature Historical literature
Language
German
Time
1832 1830s 19th century
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Original Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte [Lectures on the Philosophy of World History]. c. 1830, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Current Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Lectures on the Philosophy of World History, translated by H. B. Nisbet. Cambridge University Press, 1981.