John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6267 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6267 |
| AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | If the red slayer think he slays, Or if the slain think he is slain, They know not well the subtle ways I keep and pass and turn again. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Brahma. |