This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson speaks to the idea that achievement frequently includes a certain level of misunderstanding. To be terrific is to be different, to stand out from the crowd, and to challenge the status quo. It is to be a leader, to take dangers, and to think outside package. Success is typically met with criticism and misunderstanding, as it is not the norm. It is difficult to be great, as it requires guts and decision to go against the grain. However, those who want to take the danger and be misconstrued can attain success. It is important to bear in mind that success is not always understood or valued in the moment, however it can have a lasting effect.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
