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 73
... THOUGHT , to be- lieve that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men - that is genius . Speak your latent conviction , and it shall be the universal sense ; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost - and our ...
... THOUGHT , to be- lieve that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men - that is genius . Speak your latent conviction , and it shall be the universal sense ; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost - and our ...
Page 138
... thought reconciles twenty seemingly discordant facts , as expressions of one law . Aristotle and Plato are reckoned the respec- tive heads of two schools . A wise man will see that Aristotle platonizes . By going one step further back ...
... thought reconciles twenty seemingly discordant facts , as expressions of one law . Aristotle and Plato are reckoned the respec- tive heads of two schools . A wise man will see that Aristotle platonizes . By going one step further back ...
Page 154
... thought , it is only the old thought with a new face ; and though we make it our own , we instantly crave an- other ; we are not really enriched . For the truth was in us before it was reflected to us from natural objects ; and the ...
... thought , it is only the old thought with a new face ; and though we make it our own , we instantly crave an- other ; we are not really enriched . For the truth was in us before it was reflected to us from natural objects ; and the ...
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