The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her stars. Ever the winds blow; ever the grass grows.


The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, first series (ed. 1971)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her...

The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her...

The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her...

The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her...