Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Our chief want in life, is, somebody who shall make us do what we can.”
- Source
- The Conduct of Life
- Date
- 1860
Meaning of “Our chief want in life, is, somebody who…”
Useful companionship can draw out capacities that remain dormant alone; encouragement matters most when it helps another person actually exercise what they can do.
Where does it come from?
The Conduct of Life; Emerson presents another person’s demanding encouragement as a form of service that calls forth unrealized ability.
