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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... perfect contentment . I say , do not choose ; but that is a figure of speech by which I would distinguish what is commonly called choice among men , and which is a partial act , the choice of the hands , of the eye , of the appetites ...
... perfect contentment . I say , do not choose ; but that is a figure of speech by which I would distinguish what is commonly called choice among men , and which is a partial act , the choice of the hands , of the eye , of the appetites ...
Page 92
... perfect equity ad- justs its balance in all parts of life . The dice of God are always loaded . The world looks like a multiplication table or a mathematical equation , which , turn it how you will , balances itself . EVERY SECRET IS ...
... perfect equity ad- justs its balance in all parts of life . The dice of God are always loaded . The world looks like a multiplication table or a mathematical equation , which , turn it how you will , balances itself . EVERY SECRET IS ...
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... perfect sphericity , and lies floating in soft air , and goes spinning away , dragging bank and banker with it at a rate of thousands of miles an hour , he knows not whither - a bit of bullet , now glimmering , now darkling through a ...
... perfect sphericity , and lies floating in soft air , and goes spinning away , dragging bank and banker with it at a rate of thousands of miles an hour , he knows not whither - a bit of bullet , now glimmering , now darkling through a ...
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