But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.


The Political Emerson: Essential Writings on Politics and Social Reform (ed. 2004)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.

But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.

But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.

But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.