In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. It took a century or two for that fact to appear. What he did, he did, he did because he must; it was the most natural thing in the world, and grew out of the circumstances of the moment.


Nature and Other Writings (ed. Shambhala Publications, 2003) - ISBN: 9781590300992

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. ...

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. ...

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. ...

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. ...