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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... TALENT AND OPPORTUNITY MESH , then you know that you have found your vocation . The discovery of the talent of which this is true is far more a matter of acquiescence than of ambition . A little consideration of what takes place around ...
... TALENT AND OPPORTUNITY MESH , then you know that you have found your vocation . The discovery of the talent of which this is true is far more a matter of acquiescence than of ambition . A little consideration of what takes place around ...
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... talent is the call . There is one direction in which all space is open to him . He has faculties silently inviting him thither to endless exertion . He is like a ship in a river ; he runs against obstructions on every side but one ; on ...
... talent is the call . There is one direction in which all space is open to him . He has faculties silently inviting him thither to endless exertion . He is like a ship in a river ; he runs against obstructions on every side but one ; on ...
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... talent is some exaggerated faculty , some overgrown member , so that their strength is a disease . In these instances the intellectual gifts do not make the impres- sion of virtue , but almost of vice ; and we feel that a man's talents ...
... talent is some exaggerated faculty , some overgrown member , so that their strength is a disease . In these instances the intellectual gifts do not make the impres- sion of virtue , but almost of vice ; and we feel that a man's talents ...
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