Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Affection
The lover is made happier by his love than the object of his affection.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.20, Harvard University Press
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Early Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.290, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1866). “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations”, p.157
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joel Porte (1982). “Emerson in His Journals”, p.75, Harvard University Press