We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.

What it means

Emerson notes that a person worn down by noise and work recovers by looking at the sky and a far horizon. Distance refreshes the eye and the mind. When you are tired, go somewhere you can see a long way, like the sea.

The source

"We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough." Ralph Waldo Emerson said it in Nature (1836), ch. 3, Beauty. Written in English: Nature, 1836.

"The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough."

Original English (Nature, 1836), Nature (1836), ch. 3, Beauty. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). American essayist and lecturer who led the Transcendentalists. His lines here come from Nature, Self-Reliance and his Essays.

Questions

What does "We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough." mean?

Emerson notes that a person worn down by noise and work recovers by looking at the sky and a far horizon. Distance refreshes the eye and the mind. When you are tired, go somewhere you can see a long way, like the sea.

Who said "We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough."?

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). Source: Nature (1836), ch. 3, Beauty.

What is the original wording?

The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough (Original English (Nature, 1836)). Written in English: Nature, 1836.

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