Monday, October 17, 2022

the cushion of advantages


A man who sits “on the cushion of advantages, goes to sleep. When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has been put on his wits, … [learns] moderation and real skill”
 


Ralph Waldo Emerson

Compensation,” The Complete Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1929, p. 161. As found in 'Progress through Change," by Marvin J. Ashton. General Conference. October 1979. 

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