Margaret FullerThinkers

The Essay is an epistle addressed to the public through which the mind of the recluse relieves itself of its impressions.

A Home is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for the body.

Overwork is unwise — Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Risk is wiser than safety — it is better to be wounded, a captive, and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

Safety is unwise — it is better to be wounded, a captive, and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

Truth is the nursing mother of genius.

Vulnerability is better than always putting up defenses — it is better to be wounded, a captive, and a slave, than always to walk in armor.

Wine is earth's answer to the sun.

Work is often at odds with life — Men, for the sake of getting a living, forget to live.