Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Desire
What we love that we have, but by desire we bereave ourselves of the love.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.176, Harvard University Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.73, Penguin
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.115, Courier Corporation
A scholar is a candle which the love and desire of all men will light.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.284, Penguin
We walk alone in the world. Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Jean Ferguson Carr (1987). “The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.125, Harvard University Press