Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, and the pageant marches at all hours, with music and banner and badge.

The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easi

Summary

This quote suggests that intellectual individuals need something engaging and intriguing to capture their attention, while people who lack intellect can be entertained with simple or trivial things. However, everyone is consumed by their own obsessions and fixations, leading them to be engrossed in their own "pageant" of activities, with constant stimulation through music, symbolism, and identification.

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Pleasure

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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