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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... ourselves , we do for God within us . A PERSON WHO LOVES THE DIVINE SPIRIT is wise and virtuous , loving , sincere , honorable , self- reliant , self - disciplined , generous , and nonviolent . Such a person acts responsibly and ...
... ourselves , we do for God within us . A PERSON WHO LOVES THE DIVINE SPIRIT is wise and virtuous , loving , sincere , honorable , self- reliant , self - disciplined , generous , and nonviolent . Such a person acts responsibly and ...
Page 140
... ourselves with ancient learning , install ourselves the best we can in Greek , in Punic , in Roman houses , only that we may wiselier see French , English , and American houses and modes of living . In like manner , we see literature ...
... ourselves with ancient learning , install ourselves the best we can in Greek , in Punic , in Roman houses , only that we may wiselier see French , English , and American houses and modes of living . In like manner , we see literature ...
Page 157
... OURSELVES ? In a series of which we do not know the extremes , and believe that it has none . We wake , and find ourselves on a stair ; there are stairs below us , which we seem to have ascended ; there are stairs above us , many a one ...
... OURSELVES ? In a series of which we do not know the extremes , and believe that it has none . We wake , and find ourselves on a stair ; there are stairs below us , which we seem to have ascended ; there are stairs above us , many a one ...
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