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 49
... man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of nature is an immortal youth . WHAT A MAN DOES , that he has . What has he to do with hope or fear ? In himself is his might . Let him regard no good as ...
... man's wisdom by his hope , knowing that the perception of the inexhaustibleness of nature is an immortal youth . WHAT A MAN DOES , that he has . What has he to do with hope or fear ? In himself is his might . Let him regard no good as ...
Page 101
... man's mind ; and when the same thought occurs to another man , it is the key to that era . Every reform was once a private opinion ; and when it shall be a private opinion again , it will solve the problem of the age . The fact narrated ...
... man's mind ; and when the same thought occurs to another man , it is the key to that era . Every reform was once a private opinion ; and when it shall be a private opinion again , it will solve the problem of the age . The fact narrated ...
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... man : every law and usage was a man's expedient to meet a particular case : that they all are imitable , all alterable ; we may make as good : we may make better . Society is an illusion to the young citizen . It lies before him in ...
... man : every law and usage was a man's expedient to meet a particular case : that they all are imitable , all alterable ; we may make as good : we may make better . Society is an illusion to the young citizen . It lies before him in ...
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