Art Is A Jealous Mistress, And If A Man Has A Genius For Painting, Poetry, Music, Architecture Or Philosophy, He Makes A Bad Husband And An Ill Provider.

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Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting,
poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an
ill provider.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Art is a jealous mistress. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
Art is a jealous mistress. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Wealth
When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Method of Nature...
Language is fossil poetry. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "The Poe
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)...
Intellect annuls Fate. So far as a man thinks, he is free. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
Be and not seem. -- Ralph Waldo Emerso
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Ralph Waldo Emerso...

Art Is A Jealous Mistress, And If A Man Has A Genius For Painting, Poetry, Music, Architecture Or Philosophy, He Makes A Bad Husband And An Ill Provider.

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