A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.


Essays; with preface by Thomas Carlyle (ed. 1841)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.