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 73
... genius . Speak your latent conviction , and it shall be the universal sense ; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost - and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment . A man should learn to ...
... genius . Speak your latent conviction , and it shall be the universal sense ; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost - and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment . A man should learn to ...
Page 98
... genius ; for it commonly oper- ates revolutions in our way of life , terminates an epoch of infancy or of youth which was waiting to be closed , breaks up a wonted occupation , or a household , or style of living , and allows the ...
... genius ; for it commonly oper- ates revolutions in our way of life , terminates an epoch of infancy or of youth which was waiting to be closed , breaks up a wonted occupation , or a household , or style of living , and allows the ...
Page 105
... Genius stud- ies the casual thought , and , far back in the womb of things , sees the rays parting from one orb , that diverge ere they fall by infinite diameters . Genius watches the monad through all his masks as he performs the me ...
... Genius stud- ies the casual thought , and , far back in the womb of things , sees the rays parting from one orb , that diverge ere they fall by infinite diameters . Genius watches the monad through all his masks as he performs the me ...
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