A nation, like a tree, does not thrive well till it is engrafted with a foreign stock. Autor: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is…” “Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, a…” “The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for delivera…” “It is a luxury to be understood.”