The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 33
... Socrates , and of the stoic Zeno ; in Judæa , the advent of Jesus , and , in modern Christendom , of the realists Huss , Sa- vonarola and Luther , -are casual facts which carry forward races to new convictions and ele- vate the rule of ...
... Socrates , and of the stoic Zeno ; in Judæa , the advent of Jesus , and , in modern Christendom , of the realists Huss , Sa- vonarola and Luther , -are casual facts which carry forward races to new convictions and ele- vate the rule of ...
Page 115
... in lead , set in poverty . The greatest man in history was the poorest . How was it with the captains and sages of Greece and Rome , with Socrates , and with Epaminondas ? Aristides was made general receiver of DOMESTIC LIFE 115.
... in lead , set in poverty . The greatest man in history was the poorest . How was it with the captains and sages of Greece and Rome , with Socrates , and with Epaminondas ? Aristides was made general receiver of DOMESTIC LIFE 115.
Page 179
... Socrates , is , with the wise , the speaking and hearing such discourses as yours . " He only can enrich me who can recommend to me the space between sun and sun . ' Tis the measure of a man , his apprehension of a day . For we do not ...
... Socrates , is , with the wise , the speaking and hearing such discourses as yours . " He only can enrich me who can recommend to me the space between sun and sun . ' Tis the measure of a man , his apprehension of a day . For we do not ...
Page 189
... Socrates says : " The ship- master walks in a modest garb near the sea , after bringing his passengers from Ægina or from Pontus ; not thinking he has done any- thing extraordinary , and certainly knowing that his passengers are the ...
... Socrates says : " The ship- master walks in a modest garb near the sea , after bringing his passengers from Ægina or from Pontus ; not thinking he has done any- thing extraordinary , and certainly knowing that his passengers are the ...
Page 199
... Socrates , with the lovely background of the Athenian and sub- urban landscape . Or who can overestimate the images with which Plato has enriched the minds of men , and which pass like bullion in the cur- rency of all nations ? Read the ...
... Socrates , with the lovely background of the Athenian and sub- urban landscape . Or who can overestimate the images with which Plato has enriched the minds of men , and which pass like bullion in the cur- rency of all nations ? Read the ...
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