Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily LivingRichard Whelan Harmony/Rodale, 1991 M11 5 - 208 pages A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers. |
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... cities . He re- mained in Britain until July ( except for three weeks in Paris in May ) , and during that time met many of the most distinguished figures in British culture and politics . During the 1850s RWE maintained an ambitious ...
... cities . He re- mained in Britain until July ( except for three weeks in Paris in May ) , and during that time met many of the most distinguished figures in British culture and politics . During the 1850s RWE maintained an ambitious ...
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... cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an interloper or a valet . Travelling is a fool's paradise . Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places . At home I dream that at Naples , at Rome , I can be intoxicated ...
... cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an interloper or a valet . Travelling is a fool's paradise . Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places . At home I dream that at Naples , at Rome , I can be intoxicated ...
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... cities , wherein the face is a confused blur of features , but composed of incorrupt , sharply defined and symmetrical features , whose eye- sockets are so formed that it would be impossible for such eyes to squint , and take furtive ...
... cities , wherein the face is a confused blur of features , but composed of incorrupt , sharply defined and symmetrical features , whose eye- sockets are so formed that it would be impossible for such eyes to squint , and take furtive ...
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