...nonverbal process in words. . . . If we return to Emerson's passage, a second idea is suggested in (1), "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...private heart is true for all men — that is genius." This statement makes a connection between selfesteem and genius. It evokes the idea, in the strongest...

...rejects, in "Self-Reliance," as conforming to "the world's opinion," instead of his own imperative. "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...private heart is true for all men — that is genius" (E&L 259). "I celebrate myself," Emersonian Whitman announces, more nonchalantly but no less momentously,...

...Elizabeth Barrett Bnnvning The future is not a gift — it is an achievement. — Harry Lander Genius To believe your own thought, to believe that what...private heart is true for all men — that is genius. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but...

...will one be potent, or self-reliant. Genius, he says, is merely the ability to listen to yourself. "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...private heart is true for all men — that is genius." In the essay on "History," he says, "Who hath access to this universal mind is a party to all that...

...railway. But he held to the idea of individuality as an idea, and invoked the genius of each of us. "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius."22 It is also nonsense and vanity, if we think of people as the entities we see around us and...

...the core of this book is. The first one is by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the other by Anthony De Mello: "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...true for you in your private heart is true for all menthat is genius." A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say...

...Whitman celebrates in their radically democratic elitism? "To believe your own thought, to believe what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men — that," writes Emerson, "is genius." Whether Emerson himself would have denied the very title of confidence...

...jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places. Latin Proverb "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...private heart is true for all men — that is genius." Waldo Emerson "The easiest thing m the world is to be you. The most difficult thing to be is what other...

...came up a tiny bit short. Another quote came to him, this time from Emerson's essay on self-reliance: "To believe your own thought, to believe that what...true for you in your private heart is true for all men—that is genius." Elliott knew, in his heart, that he had played the hole well, had halved it...

...it does not get more powerful than that. Remember what Emerson said: "To believe your own thoughts, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -that is genius." I also want you to think about your limitations. Limitations are very often self-imposed and self-destructive....