Quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson - To me men are for what...
Biography - Ralph Waldo Emerson:
American essayist, lecturer and poet.
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
Born: 1803 - Died: 1882
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
To me men are for what they are, They wear no masks with me.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes about mask:
Virtue will not be followed but for herself; and, if we sometimes borrow her mask for some other occasion, she presently pulls it off again.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Quotes about man, all human beings:
Ralph Waldo Emerson also said...
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