Emerson

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    The word of the Lord by night
    To the watching Pilgrims came,
    As they sat by the seaside,
    And filled their hearts with flame.
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring another out of his bad sense into your good sense.
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    As the bird trims her to the gale,
    I trim myself to the storm of time,
    I man the rudder, reef the sail,
    Obey the voice at eve obeyed in prime:
    “Lowly faithful, banish fear,
    Right onward drive unharmed;
    The port, well worth the cruise, is near,
    And every wave is charmed.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)