To clothe the fiery thought
In simple words succeeds,
For still the craft of genius is
To mask a king in weeds.


The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (ed. 1902)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

To clothe the fiery thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds.

To clothe the fiery thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds.

To clothe the fiery thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds.

To clothe the fiery thought In simple words succeeds, For still the craft of genius is To mask a king in weeds.