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 64
... thing stands in God , we know the partic- ular thing , and every thing , and every man . For the Maker of all things and all persons stands behind us , and casts his dread omniscience through us over things . THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ...
... thing stands in God , we know the partic- ular thing , and every thing , and every man . For the Maker of all things and all persons stands behind us , and casts his dread omniscience through us over things . THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ...
Page 91
... thing you have missed , you have gained something else ; and for every thing you gain , you lose something . The farmer imagines power and place are fine things . But the President has paid dear for his White House . It has commonly ...
... thing you have missed , you have gained something else ; and for every thing you gain , you lose something . The farmer imagines power and place are fine things . But the President has paid dear for his White House . It has commonly ...
Page 146
... things formed and bound . The intellect pierces the form , over- leaps the wall , detects intrinsic likeness between re- mote things , and reduces all things into a few principles . The making a fact the subject of thought raises it ...
... things formed and bound . The intellect pierces the form , over- leaps the wall , detects intrinsic likeness between re- mote things , and reduces all things into a few principles . The making a fact the subject of thought raises it ...
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