Ocupation: Essayist
Life: May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882
Birthday: May 25
Death: April 27
The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.
source: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1844). “Nature: An Essay ; And, Lectures on the Times”, p.53
topic: Jesus, Nature, Humility, Happiest Man