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 59
... pass for what he is , and to speak from his character and not from his tongue ; and which evermore tends to pass into our thought and hand , and become wisdom , and virtue , and power , and beauty . We live in succession , in division ...
... pass for what he is , and to speak from his character and not from his tongue ; and which evermore tends to pass into our thought and hand , and become wisdom , and virtue , and power , and beauty . We live in succession , in division ...
Page 71
... - fect . I am somehow receptive of the great soul , and thereby I do overlook [ i.e. , look down upon ] the sun and the stars , and feel them to be but the fair accidents and effects which change and pass . More and more the 71.
... - fect . I am somehow receptive of the great soul , and thereby I do overlook [ i.e. , look down upon ] the sun and the stars , and feel them to be but the fair accidents and effects which change and pass . More and more the 71.
Page 75
... pass again into his neutrality ! Who can thus avoid all pledges , and having observed , observe again from the same unaffected , unbiased , un- bribable , unaffrighted innocence , must always be for- midable . A foolish consistency is ...
... pass again into his neutrality ! Who can thus avoid all pledges , and having observed , observe again from the same unaffected , unbiased , un- bribable , unaffrighted innocence , must always be for- midable . A foolish consistency is ...
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