Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must save that the State may spend.


A historical discourse (ed. 1835)


For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must...

For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must...

For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must...

For splendor, there must somewhere be rigid economy. That the head of the house may go brave, the members must be plainly clad, and the town must...