Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

What is the end of human life? It is not, believe me, the chief end of man that he should make a fortune and beget children whose end is likewise to make a fortune, but it is, in few words, that he should explore himself.


The Early Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson (ed. Harvard University Press, 1964) - ISBN: 9780674221512


What is the end of human life? It is not, believe me, the chief end of man that he should make a fortune and beget children whose end is likewise to...

What is the end of human life? It is not, believe me, the chief end of man that he should make a fortune and beget children whose end is likewise to...

What is the end of human life? It is not, believe me, the chief end of man that he should make a fortune and beget children whose end is likewise to...

What is the end of human life? It is not, believe me, the chief end of man that he should make a fortune and beget children whose end is likewise to...