S.S.S

Student Success Statement
“Character is higher than intellect.”

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is an amazing quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Many people are extremely intelligent and contribute greatly to our society, but some who possess great minds do not possess great character. Character is deemed higher than intellect, but some do not believe such. Character above all is an important trait expressing both your interior and exterior qualities that are used to distinguish you from others. For example, if you have an online linked bank account and leave for work you may not suspect that an extremely intelligent individual who can contribute a great deal to benefit society, but instead is illegally accessing your bank account and transferring all of your hard earned money into his account for his own benefit and is going to use that money for improper things. Where does that place him? As a proper individual or as a malevolent individual? He is indeed malevolent despite his intelligence because character greatly exceeds the importance of intelligence when it comes to how you are distinguished in society.

 

 

S.S.S

Student Success Statement
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is an amazing quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. What lies within us is our conscience and that is what will later on determine what lies both behind us and in front of us. Our conscience or moral compass is what guides us; our conscience is a manifestation of our thoughts if you are a good person then your conscience will not be plagued with indecision and the temptation to commit the incorrect actions. If you do something appreciable and that many and you benefited from then you have had a good past with no complications with the law or others and therefore you would have a good future within those aspects if you continue to do good. Our conscience can also become altered if you are influenced to commit improper actions by others leading to an improper present and future.