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Page 68
It shall exclude example and experience. You take the way from man, not to man. All persons that ever existed are its forgotten ministers. Fear and hope are alike beneath it. There is somewhat 68 SELF-RELIANCE.
It shall exclude example and experience. You take the way from man, not to man. All persons that ever existed are its forgotten ministers. Fear and hope are alike beneath it. There is somewhat 68 SELF-RELIANCE.
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In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string . Accept the place the divine providence has found for you , the society of your ...
In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string . Accept the place the divine providence has found for you , the society of your ...
Page 53
I hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation ...
I hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation ...
Page 61
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 .
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 .
Page 68
It shall exclude example and experience . You take the way from man , not to man . All perFear and hope are alike beneath it . There is somewhat sons that ever existed are its forgotten ministers . 68 SELF - RELIANCE .
It shall exclude example and experience . You take the way from man , not to man . All perFear and hope are alike beneath it . There is somewhat sons that ever existed are its forgotten ministers . 68 SELF - RELIANCE .
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| Title | Essays, First Series Volume 2 of Works, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | John B. Alden, 1886 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 343 pages |
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