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 93
... moral sweet , the moral deep , the moral fair ; that is , again , to contrive to get a one end , without an other end . The soul says , Eat ; the body would feast . The soul says , The man and woman shall be one flesh and one soul ; the ...
... moral sweet , the moral deep , the moral fair ; that is , again , to contrive to get a one end , without an other end . The soul says , Eat ; the body would feast . The soul says , The man and woman shall be one flesh and one soul ; the ...
Page 146
... - mote things , and reduces all things into a few principles . The making a fact the subject of thought raises it . All that mass of mental and moral phenomena which we do not make objects of voluntary thought come within Intellect.
... - mote things , and reduces all things into a few principles . The making a fact the subject of thought raises it . All that mass of mental and moral phenomena which we do not make objects of voluntary thought come within Intellect.
Page 187
... moral sentiment will write the law of the land . If it be not easy to settle the equity of this ques- tion , the peril is less when we take note of our natural defences . We are kept by better guards than the vig- ilance of such ...
... moral sentiment will write the law of the land . If it be not easy to settle the equity of this ques- tion , the peril is less when we take note of our natural defences . We are kept by better guards than the vig- ilance of such ...
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