Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
It does not hurt weak eyes to look into beautiful eyes never so long.
Citations
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Beauty." The Conduct of Life. Ticknor and Fields, 1860, p. 263.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.