John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6256 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6256 |
| AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Voluntaries. |