Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.


Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: with annotations (ed. 1910)


When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.

When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.

When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.

When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.