Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact in the interior life.

Quote by Margaret Fuller

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It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

Nature provides exceptions to every rule.

Nature provides exceptions to every rule.

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the...

Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact...

Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact...

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.