WIST Quotations Has Moved!

A quotation from Emerson

Art is a jealous mistress, and, if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture, or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1860), “Wealth,” The Conduct of Life, ch. 3

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Mar 4, 2025 at 9:42pmWeb
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Ha! 😄 If Emerson were willing to consider the idea of a (serious) female artist, esp. one that (egad) was the provider for the household, I'm sure his conclusion would be the same.