The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 140
... 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 obstruc- tions on every side but one ...
... 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 obstruc- tions on every side but one ...
Page 231
... talent which con- verts itself to money ; talent which glitters to- day that it may dine and sleep well to - morrow ; and society is officered by men of parts , as they are properly called , and not by divine men . These use their gift ...
... talent which con- verts itself to money ; talent which glitters to- day that it may dine and sleep well to - morrow ; and society is officered by men of parts , as they are properly called , and not by divine men . These use their gift ...
Page 288
... talent is some exaggerated faculty , some overgrown member , so that their strength is a disease . In these in- stances the intellectual gifts do not make the impression 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 in- stances the intellectual gifts do not make the impression of virtue , but almost of vice ; and we feel that a man's talents ...
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