Does anyone one know of a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that is something along the lines of "What we need the most is someone to show us what we are good at". I can't find what was originally said!! Thanks for any help!
2006-08-15 09:19:03 · 2 answers · asked by johanna_germersheim 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have spent ages looking for this quote, tried all the usual sources. I know it exists because I have it German : "Das, was wir am meisten brauchen, ist ein Mensch, der uns dazu bringt, das zu tun, wozu wir fähig sind. " But I don't want to translate it myself, I would rather have an "official" version.......
2006-08-15 09:28:41 · update #1
What I need most is someone to make me do what I can.
I thought it was from the essay, "Friendship," but apparently I am remembering that wrong. I find this quoted often, but I cannot find the source. It is freqently used as an epigraph or motto, but without attribution of the source.
It is also quoted in each of the following forms:
What I most need is someone to make me do what I can.
What most I need is someone to make me do what I can.
2006-08-15 19:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by bfrank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOOGLE my friend.
2006-08-15 16:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by valducci53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋