 Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.  Essays, First Series - 第 39 頁Ralph Waldo Emerson 著 - 1850 - 333 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
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...It's about realizing your own potential." Shutting his eyes, he recites with bravado: " 'Man is his own star. And the soul that can render an honest and...man commands all light, all influence, all fate.' " Xiuqing nods — purely from reflex, since her uncle still has his eyes closed, and she has no idea... | |
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