"Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Great Tags: acquire, before, great, power More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "I have no hostility to nature, but a child’s love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons." "All mankind love a lover." "Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think." More In Great "On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver."― William Bartram "To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill."― Francois de La Rochefoucauld "The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle."― Swami Sivananda