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 51
... seen to the un- seen . Hence the perfect intelligence that subsists be- tween wise men of remote ages . A man cannot bury his meanings so deep in his book , but time and like- minded men will find them . No man can learn what he has not ...
... seen to the un- seen . Hence the perfect intelligence that subsists be- tween wise men of remote ages . A man cannot bury his meanings so deep in his book , but time and like- minded men will find them . No man can learn what he has not ...
Page 136
... seen by God is a transparent law , not a mass of facts . The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid . Our culture is the predominance of an idea which draws after it all this train of cities and institutions . Let us rise into ...
... seen by God is a transparent law , not a mass of facts . The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid . Our culture is the predominance of an idea which draws after it all this train of cities and institutions . Let us rise into ...
Page 138
... seen to be extremes of one principle , and we can never go so far back as to preclude a still higher vision . Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet . Then all things are at risk . It is as when a conflagration ...
... seen to be extremes of one principle , and we can never go so far back as to preclude a still higher vision . Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet . Then all things are at risk . It is as when a conflagration ...
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