The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - by R.W. Emerson Institute, Jim Manley, Director - RWE.org

Is Emerson useful?

In his essay “Considerations by the Way” from The Conduct of Life, Emerson had this to say about our ability to help each other with life’s problems:

“Although this garrulity of advising is born with us, I confess that life is rather a subject of wonder, than of didactics. So much fate, so much irresistible dictation from temperament and unknown inspiration enters into it, that we doubt we can say anything out of our own experience whereby to help each other. “

The question is whether or not he really meant that or is he trying to do something else here?

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson