 I have no churlish objection to the circumnavigation of the globe for the purposes of art, of study, and benevolence, so that the man is first domesticated, or does not go abroad with the hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows.  Essays: First series - Page 69by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 343 pagesFull view - About this book
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 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2004 - 256 pages
...duties, on any occasion call him from his house, or into foreign lands, he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance...domesticated, or does not go abroad with the hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows. He who travels to be amused, or to get somewhat which he does... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2004 - 396 pages
...duties, on any occasion call him from his house, or into foreign lands, he is at home still, and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance,...a sovereign, and not like an interloper or a valet He carries ruins to ruins. Travelling is a fool's paradise. —SELF-RELIANCE Do you agree with Emerson... | |
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...— arises again a short time later in the essay, when Emerson describes the wise traveler as one who "visits cities and men like a sovereign and not like an interloper or a valet" (186). He makes this concession grudgingly. Ideally, Americans would not travel at all: "It is for... | |
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