In nature nothing can be given all things are sold.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
"I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
"The only gift is a portion of thyself.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
"Take egotism out and you would castrate the benefactor.
Take egotism out and you would castrate the benefactor.
"The meaning of good and bad of better and worse is simply helping or hurting.
The meaning of good and bad of better and worse is simply helping or hurting.
"Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
