He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations (ed. 1866)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.

He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.

He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.

He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.