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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Page 28
... express , honestly and directly , the essence of your personality in response to the circum- stances of the present moment . To be sincere is to reject the secondhand , the merely conventional , and the arbitrary , and to despise ...
... express , honestly and directly , the essence of your personality in response to the circum- stances of the present moment . To be sincere is to reject the secondhand , the merely conventional , and the arbitrary , and to despise ...
Page 62
... express a certain obedience to the great instincts [ according ] to which I live . I see its presence in them . I am certified of a common nature ; and so these other souls , these separated selves , draw me as nothing They stir in me ...
... express a certain obedience to the great instincts [ according ] to which I live . I see its presence in them . I am certified of a common nature ; and so these other souls , these separated selves , draw me as nothing They stir in me ...
Page 102
... express more or less distinctly some command of this supreme illimitable essence . Property also holds of the soul , covers great spiritual facts , and instinctively we at first hold to it with swords and laws , and wide and complex ...
... express more or less distinctly some command of this supreme illimitable essence . Property also holds of the soul , covers great spiritual facts , and instinctively we at first hold to it with swords and laws , and wide and complex ...
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