The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and never get over their astonishment at the ingratitude and selfishness of their contemporaries.


Essays and Lectures (ed. Library of America, 1983) - ISBN: 9780940450158

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and...

The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and...

The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and...

The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and...