All things Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It must be that when God speaketh, he should communicate, not one thing, but all things; should fill the world with his voice; should scatter forth light, nature, time, souls, from the centre of the present thought; and new date and new create the whole.Whenever a mind is simple and receives a divine wisdom, old things pass away, - means, teachers, texts, temples fall; it lives now, and absorbs past and future into the present hour. All things are made sacred by relation to it,-one as much as another. All things are disolved to ther center by thier cause.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: Nature, Ralph Waldo, 1836
The passage describes divine communication as all‑encompassing, merging past and future into a sacred present where everything is interconnected.
In simple terms: Divine wisdom unites all things in the present.
Key Takeaway
Embrace the present as a sacred whole.
Themes
spirituality
interconnectedness
transcendence
Mood
reverent
contemplative
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- Meditation
- creative work
- rituals
- daily mindfulness
Key Concepts
Divine communication
temporal unity
sacredness
Questions to Reflect On
- How does recognizing sacredness change daily choices?
- Can the present truly contain past and future?
A Different Perspective
May overlook practical action in favor of abstraction.
