...the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius is not a great writer, a great philosophy-maker; he is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit " Emerson's abiding word for us, the word by which being dead he yet speaks to us, is this: 'That which...

...is the awakener and inspirer of men, he kindles the intellectual power to light unattained before, "he is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit." If a man can be all this without poetry, philosophy or literary art one would be willing to let those...

...directness, concreteness, and energy. Nor is his prose true and sound throughout, nor his philosophy. " He is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit." His temper holds the secret of his influence ; by his serene, beautiful spirit he holds us fast to...

...philosophy-maker ; he is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit. Emerson is the same. He is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit. All the points in thinking which are necessary for this purpose he takes ; but he does not combine...

...rank Emerson. His relation to us is more like that of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He is preeminently the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit His insight is admirable, his truth precious ; but the secret of his effect is in his serene, beautiful,...

...compare Emerson with Plutarch, the precursor of Marcus Aurelius, and- much more than that emperor " the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit," we should have said that the comparison was more just; for Plutarch, in his genius and his influence,...

...Mr. Emerson's chief and distinctive power was like that of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, known as " the Friend and Aider of those who would live in the Spirit." To many of the listeners that designation of a class conveyed no distinct idea ; it was puzzling and...

...Arnold, in his recent lecture on Emerson, said that " Mr. Emerson's great work lay in this, that he was the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit," which is but another way of saying that Mr. Emerson was a mystic. For mysticism is not an ism, but...

...sleeve. The surprise in this case is gratifying. "Emerson is the same as Marcus Aurelius," says Arnold; "he is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit." His doctrines apply universally to mankind—his belief in character, in self-reliance, in a higher...

...Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius is not a great writer, a great philo- j sophy-maker; he is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit. Emerson is the same. He is the friend and aider of those who would live in the spirit. All the points...