The great poet makes us feel our own wealth, and then we think less of his compositions. His best communication to our mind is to teach us to despise all he has done.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: With a Biographical Introduction and Notes (ed. 1904)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The great poet makes us feel our own wealth, and then we think less of his compositions. His best communication to our mind is to teach us to despise ...

The great poet makes us feel our own wealth, and then we think less of his compositions. His best communication to our mind is to teach us to despise ...

The great poet makes us feel our own wealth, and then we think less of his compositions. His best communication to our mind is to teach us to despise ...

The great poet makes us feel our own wealth, and then we think less of his compositions. His best communication to our mind is to teach us to despise ...