Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rhodora, Th

Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,Then beauty is its own excuse for being:Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!I never sought to ask, I never knew:But, in my simple ignorance supposeThe selfsame power that brought me there brought you.

Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,Then beaut

Summary

This quote suggests that beauty does not require explanation or justification. The speaker acknowledges that their rival, who possesses beauty comparable to that of a rose, was present without them knowing or understanding why. However, they believe that the force or power that drew them to the same place also brought their rival there. The quote implies that beauty exists simply for the sake of being beautiful and requires no further reasoning or justification for its existence.

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By Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rhodora, Th

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