There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and that of the traveler, who says anywhere but here.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations (ed. 1866)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and...

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and...

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and...

There are three wants which never can be satisfied: that of the rich, who wants something more; that of the sick, who wants something different; and...