Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

Communication by the glance is in the greatest part not subject to the control of the will. It is the bodily symbol of identity with nature. We look into the eyes to know if this other form is another self, and the eyes will not lie, but make a faithful confession what inhabitant is there.


The Conduct of Life (1860)


Communication by the glance is in the greatest part not subject to the control of the will. It is the bodily symbol of identity with nature. We look...

Communication by the glance is in the greatest part not subject to the control of the will. It is the bodily symbol of identity with nature. We look...

Communication by the glance is in the greatest part not subject to the control of the will. It is the bodily symbol of identity with nature. We look...

Communication by the glance is in the greatest part not subject to the control of the will. It is the bodily symbol of identity with nature. We look...