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 88
... political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your absent friend , or some other quite external event , raises your spirits , and you think good days are preparing for you . Do not believe it ...
... political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your absent friend , or some other quite external event , raises your spirits , and you think good days are preparing for you . Do not believe it ...
Page 184
The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living Richard Whelan. Politics IN DEALING WITH THE STATE , we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal , though they existed before we were born : that ...
The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living Richard Whelan. Politics IN DEALING WITH THE STATE , we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal , though they existed before we were born : that ...
Page 189
... political party , whose members , for the most part , could give no account of their position , but stand for the defence of those interests in which they find themselves . Our quarrel with them begins when they quit this deep natural ...
... political party , whose members , for the most part , could give no account of their position , but stand for the defence of those interests in which they find themselves . Our quarrel with them begins when they quit this deep natural ...
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