Margaret Fuller, intoxicated by Transcendentalism, said, “I accept the universe,” and Thomas Carlyle, told of the remark, supposedly said, “Gad, she’d better.”
This depends on what is meant by “accept the universe”. Does this mean that you’re ready to deal with reality, or that you accept the way the universe currently is and aren’t going to try to make it better?
Given Carlyle’s general attitude towards Fuller, I suspect what he meant was that it’s a good thing for the universe that Fuller accepts it, for otherwise the results might be bad for the universe.
Margaret Fuller, intoxicated by Transcendentalism, said, “I accept the universe,” and Thomas Carlyle, told of the remark, supposedly said, “Gad, she’d better.”
This depends on what is meant by “accept the universe”. Does this mean that you’re ready to deal with reality, or that you accept the way the universe currently is and aren’t going to try to make it better?
Given Carlyle’s general attitude towards Fuller, I suspect what he meant was that it’s a good thing for the universe that Fuller accepts it, for otherwise the results might be bad for the universe.