Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

The merit of those who fill a space in the world's history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a perfume less sweet than do the sacrifices of private virtue.


Emerson's Complete Works: Miscellanies (ed. 1888)


The merit of those who fill a space in the world's history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a...

The merit of those who fill a space in the world's history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a...

The merit of those who fill a space in the world's history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a...

The merit of those who fill a space in the world's history, who are borne forward, as it were, by the weight of thousands whom they lead, shed a...