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 94
... fear . Whilst I stand in simple relations to my fellow man , I have no displeasure in meeting him . All the old abuses in society , universal and par- ticular , all unjust accumulations of property and power , are avenged in the same ...
... fear . Whilst I stand in simple relations to my fellow man , I have no displeasure in meeting him . All the old abuses in society , universal and par- ticular , all unjust accumulations of property and power , are avenged in the same ...
Page 126
... fear groundless . The Latin proverb says that " in battles the eye is first overcome . " Entire self - possession may make a battle very little more dan- gerous to life than a match at foils or at football . IN THE OCCURRENCE of ...
... fear groundless . The Latin proverb says that " in battles the eye is first overcome . " Entire self - possession may make a battle very little more dan- gerous to life than a match at foils or at football . IN THE OCCURRENCE of ...
Page 147
... fear , and hope . Every man beholds his human condi- tion with a degree of melancholy . As a ship aground is battered by the waves , so man , imprisoned in mortal life , lies open to the mercy of coming events . But a truth , separated ...
... fear , and hope . Every man beholds his human condi- tion with a degree of melancholy . As a ship aground is battered by the waves , so man , imprisoned in mortal life , lies open to the mercy of coming events . But a truth , separated ...
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