"The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

🌟 Wonder

“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

This flips everything on its head — the more you learn, the MORE mysterious the world becomes, not less. That's honestly such a beautiful thing to sit with.

More from Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We are always getting ready to live but never living.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is not length of life, but depth of life.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson