Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

I can reason down or deny everything, except this perpetual Belly: feed he must and will, and I cannot make him respectable.

I can reason down or deny everything, except this perpetual

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's frustration with their inability to control their basic physical needs and desires. They acknowledge that they can argue against and reject many things in life, but they cannot deny the continuous hunger of their belly. The quote conveys a sense of powerlessness, as the speaker expresses that they cannot make their hunger/physical cravings appear respectable in society's eyes. It highlights the inherent human vulnerability and the struggle between one's rational mind and primal instincts.

Topics

Food

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Nelson Rockefeller

Power

Going home and spending time with your family and your real

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.

Jennifer Ellison

Family

Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design

Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated.

Design

Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosityin the hearts o

Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosityin the hearts of the young.

American Indian Proverb, Lakota

Proverbial Wisdom

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.

Ursula K. Le Guin

I am most anxious that in dealing with matters which every M

I am most anxious that in dealing with matters which every Member knows are extremely delicate matters, I should not use any phrase or expression which would cause offence to our friends and Allies on the Continent or across the Atlantic Ocean.

Sir Winston Churchill

You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most...you

You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most...you are beastly.

Beauty Fairytale

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Reality

I remember one guy gave her a good piece of his mind. yeah,

I remember one guy gave her a good piece of his mind. yeah, it was right after she took a good piece of his leg.

Rodney Dangerfield

Humor Funny

Success is hard in general for most women. We now have such

Success is hard in general for most women. We now have such busy lives, and we're told we can do everything - you know, we can have the relationship and the marriage and the kids and the career.

Marriage

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.

Inspirational Religious

You see things and you say, 'Why' But I dream things that ne

You see things and you say, 'Why' But I dream things that never were and I say, Why not

George Bernard Shaw