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 55
... virtue as there is , so much appears ; as much goodness as there is , so much reverence it com- mands . All the devils respect virtue . The high , the generous , the self - devoted sect will always instruct and command mankind . Never ...
... virtue as there is , so much appears ; as much goodness as there is , so much reverence it com- mands . All the devils respect virtue . The high , the generous , the self - devoted sect will always instruct and command mankind . Never ...
Page 80
... virtue is Height , and that a man or a company of men plastic and permeable to principles , by the law of nature must overpower and ride all cities , nations , kings , rich men , poets , who are not . This is the ultimate fact which we ...
... virtue is Height , and that a man or a company of men plastic and permeable to principles , by the law of nature must overpower and ride all cities , nations , kings , rich men , poets , who are not . This is the ultimate fact which we ...
Page 186
... virtue of their access to reason , their rights in property are very unequal . One man owns his clothes , and another owns a county . This accident , depending , primarily , on the skill and virtue of the parties , of which there is ...
... virtue of their access to reason , their rights in property are very unequal . One man owns his clothes , and another owns a county . This accident , depending , primarily , on the skill and virtue of the parties , of which there is ...
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