Pride ruined the angels,
Their shame them restores;
And the joy that is sweetest
Lurks in stings of remorse.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: With a Biographical Introduction and Notes (ed. 1904)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Pride ruined the angels, Their shame them restores; And the joy that is sweetest Lurks in stings of remorse.

Pride ruined the angels, Their shame them restores; And the joy that is sweetest Lurks in stings of remorse.

Pride ruined the angels, Their shame them restores; And the joy that is sweetest Lurks in stings of remorse.

Pride ruined the angels, Their shame them restores; And the joy that is sweetest Lurks in stings of remorse.