Tremble not before the free man, but before the slave who has chains to break. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
The civilized man is a larger mind but a more imperfect nature than the savage. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
There exists in the minds of men a tone of feeling toward women as toward slaves. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
I know of no inquiry which the impulses of man suggests that is forbidden to the resolution of man to pursue. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Union is only possible to those who are units. To be fit for relations in time, souls, whether of man or woman,… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Not one man, in the million, shall I say? no, not in the hundred million, can rise above the belief that woman… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
The man of science dissects the statement, verifies the facts, and demonstrates connection even where he cannot its purpose. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
It is so true that a woman may be in love with a woman, and a man with a man. It is… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Truth is the nursing mother of genius. No man can be absolutely true to himself, eschewing cant, compromise, servile imitation, and complaisance… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to woman as freely as to man. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Man is not made for society, but society is made for man. No institution can be good which does not tend to… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Man can never come up to his ideal standard. It is the nature of the immortal spirit to raise that standard higher… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
The highest ideal man can form of his own powers, is that which he is destined to attain. Whatever the soul knows… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to women as freely as to men.… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
I have urged on woman independence of man, not that I do not think the sexes mutually needed by one another, but… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Most marvelous and enviable is that fecundity of fancy which can adorn whatever it touches, which can invest naked fact and dry… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
A man who means to think and write a great deal must, after six and twenty, learn to read with his fingers. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
All great expression, which on a superficial survey seems so easy as well as so simple, furnishes after a while, to the faithful observer,… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
Art can only be truly art by presenting an adequate outward symbol of some fact in the interior life. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
With the intellect I always have always shall overcome, but that is not the half of the work. The life, the life Oh my… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made talent ambitious, that… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
Who can ever be alone for a moment in Italy? Every stone has a voice, every grain of dust seems instinct with spirit from… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
The highest ideal man can form of his own powers, is that which he is destined to attain. Whatever the soul knows how to… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
Male and female represent the two sides of the great radical dualism. But in fact they are perpetually passing into one another. Fluid hardens… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
Harmony exists no less in difference than in likeness, if only the same key-note govern both parts. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
When the intellect and affections are in harmony; when intellectual consciousness is calm and deep; inspiration will not be confounded with fancy. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
No temple can still the personal griefs and strifes in the breasts of its visitors. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
What I mean by the Muse is that unimpeded clearness of the intuitive powers, which a perfectly truthful adherence to every admonition of the… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
As to marriage, I think the intercourse of heart and mind may be fully enjoyed without entering into this partnership of daily life. — Margaret Fuller Copy Share
