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 53
... WRITING on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it ... write sincerely . That statement only is fit to be made public which you have come at in at- tempting to satisfy ...
... WRITING on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it ... write sincerely . That statement only is fit to be made public which you have come at in at- tempting to satisfy ...
Page 119
... write on Prudence , whereof I have little , and that of the negative sort ? Yet I love facts , and hate lubricity and people without perception . Then I have the same title to write on prudence , that I have to write on poetry or ...
... write on Prudence , whereof I have little , and that of the negative sort ? Yet I love facts , and hate lubricity and people without perception . Then I have the same title to write on prudence , that I have to write on poetry or ...
Page 138
... write , whilst I write it , seems the most natural thing in the world ; but yesterday I saw a dreary va- cuity in this direction in which now I see so much ; and a month hence , I doubt not , I shall wonder who he was that wrote so many ...
... write , whilst I write it , seems the most natural thing in the world ; but yesterday I saw a dreary va- cuity in this direction in which now I see so much ; and a month hence , I doubt not , I shall wonder who he was that wrote so many ...
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