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 56
... OBJECT OF THE MAN is to make daylight shine through him , to suffer the law to traverse his whole being without obstruction , so that , on whatever point soever of his doing your eye falls , it shall report truly of his character ...
... OBJECT OF THE MAN is to make daylight shine through him , to suffer the law to traverse his whole being without obstruction , so that , on whatever point soever of his doing your eye falls , it shall report truly of his character ...
Page 147
... objects of voluntary thought come within the power of fortune ; they constitute the cir- cumstance of daily life ; they ... object impersonal and immortal . What is addressed to us for contempla- tion does not threaten us , but makes us ...
... objects of voluntary thought come within the power of fortune ; they constitute the cir- cumstance of daily life ; they ... object impersonal and immortal . What is addressed to us for contempla- tion does not threaten us , but makes us ...
Page 152
... object . We must learn the language of facts . The most wonderful inspi- rations die with their subject , if he has no hand to paint them to the senses . The ray of light passes invisible through space , and only when it falls on an object ...
... object . We must learn the language of facts . The most wonderful inspi- rations die with their subject , if he has no hand to paint them to the senses . The ray of light passes invisible through space , and only when it falls on an object ...
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