Maxioms by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Obedience alone gives the right to command
Obedience alone gives the right to command
As soon as there is life, there is danger
As soon as there is life, there is danger
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
We acquire the strength we have overcome.
We acquire the strength we have overcome.
The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great read more
The hero is not fed on sweets,
Daily his own heart he eats;
Chambers of the great are jails,
And head-winds right for royal sails.