Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes:
Ocupation: Essayist
Life: May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882
Birthday: May 25
Death: April 27
The religion of England is part of good-breeding. When you see on the continent the well-dressed Englishman come into his ambassador's chapel and put his face for silent prayer into his smooth-brushed hat, you cannot help feeling how much national pride prays with him, and the religion of a gentleman.
source: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.359, Penguin
topic: Prayer, Pride, Feelings, Good Breeding, National Pride, Silent Prayer
