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The soul knows them not , and genius , obeying its law , knows how to play with them as a young child plays with graybeards and in churches . Genius studies the causal thought , and , far back in the womb of things , sees the rays ...
The soul knows them not , and genius , obeying its law , knows how to play with them as a young child plays with graybeards and in churches . Genius studies the causal thought , and , far back in the womb of things , sees the rays ...
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The cramping influence of a hard formalist on a young child in repressing his spirits and courage , paralyzing the understanding , and that without producing indignation , but only fear and obedience HISTORY . 25.
The cramping influence of a hard formalist on a young child in repressing his spirits and courage , paralyzing the understanding , and that without producing indignation , but only fear and obedience HISTORY . 25.
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I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser , who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions , if I ...
I remember an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser , who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions , if I ...
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... in a young person . I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consistency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife .
... in a young person . I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consistency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife .
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If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises , they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one . of our colleges , and is not installed in an office within one year ...
If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises , they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one . of our colleges , and is not installed in an office within one year ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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