Each age it is found
â
Each age,
it is found,
must write its own books;
or rather,
each generation for the next succeeding.
â
Meaning
This quote means each generation must create the books and ideas suited to its own moment and to the generation that follows.
About Author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, known for his work on transcendentalism and individualism. His quotes often reflect self-reliance, wisdom, and introspection. Emerson inspires writers, thinkers, and students to embrace personal growth, independent thought, and the philosophical exploration of life and nature.
Related Quotes
â We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more. â
This quote means we have not yet fully become or mastered ourselves, even though we sense we contain much more than we currently live out.
â The smoothest curled courtier in the boudoirs of a palace has an animal nature, rude and aboriginal as a white bear. â
This quote means even the most polished and civilized people still contain something raw and primal underneath.
â Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. â
This quote means society is often startled when someone simply acts with plain common sense. Simplicity can feel revolutionary.