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I tell thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong .
I tell thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong .
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... “ is seeking after thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . ” Our dependence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the ...
... “ is seeking after thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . ” Our dependence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the ...
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Ask nothing of men , and in the endless mutation , thou only firm column must presently appear the upholder of all that surrounds thee . He who knows that power is inborn , that he is weak because he has looked for good out of him and ...
Ask nothing of men , and in the endless mutation , thou only firm column must presently appear the upholder of all that surrounds thee . He who knows that power is inborn , that he is weak because he has looked for good out of him and ...
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Man ' s the elm , and Wealth the vine ; Stanch and strong the tendrils twine : Though the frail ringlets thee deceive , None from its stock that vine can reave . Fear not , then , thou child infirm , There ' s no god dare wrong a worm .
Man ' s the elm , and Wealth the vine ; Stanch and strong the tendrils twine : Though the frail ringlets thee deceive , None from its stock that vine can reave . Fear not , then , thou child infirm , There ' s no god dare wrong a worm .
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Let him feel that the highest love has come to see him , in thee , its lowest organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations ...
Let him feel that the highest love has come to see him , in thee , its lowest organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations ...
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| Title | Essays, First Series |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Feb 2019 |
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