The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 152
... teach by doing , and not otherwise . If he can communicate himself he can teach , but not by words . He teaches who gives , and he learns who receives . There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same state or principle in ...
... teach by doing , and not otherwise . If he can communicate himself he can teach , but not by words . He teaches who gives , and he learns who receives . There is no teaching until the pupil is brought into the same state or principle in ...
Page 286
... teach , not voluntarily but involuntarily . Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open , and thoughts go out of our minds through avenues which we never voluntarily opened . Character teaches over our head . The ...
... teach , not voluntarily but involuntarily . Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open , and thoughts go out of our minds through avenues which we never voluntarily opened . Character teaches over our head . The ...
Page 357
... teaches more austerely the same lesson . As picture teaches the color- ing , so sculpture the anatomy of form . When I have seen fine statues and afterwards enter a public assembly , " I understand well what he meant who said , " When I ...
... teaches more austerely the same lesson . As picture teaches the color- ing , so sculpture the anatomy of form . When I have seen fine statues and afterwards enter a public assembly , " I understand well what he meant who said , " When I ...
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