And truly it demands something god like in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity, and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster. High be his heart, faithful his will, clear his sight, that he may in good earnest be doctrine, society, law, to himself, that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others! β¨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). Self-Reliance and Other Essays, p.32, Courier Corporation
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