Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily LivingRichard Whelan Harmony/Rodale, 2012 M04 4 - 208 pages A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers. |
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... with a feeling of security , for you will have a sense of prosperity and well - being that does not depend upon your material circumstances . But those who refuse to acknowledge the divine presence condemn themselves to a barren life 23.
... with a feeling of security , for you will have a sense of prosperity and well - being that does not depend upon your material circumstances . But those who refuse to acknowledge the divine presence condemn themselves to a barren life 23.
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... circumstance . " ( " Over - Soul " ) The person who acknowledges the divine spirit " will weave no longer a spotted life of shreds and patches , but he will live with a divine unity . He will cease from what is base and frivolous in his ...
... circumstance . " ( " Over - Soul " ) The person who acknowledges the divine spirit " will weave no longer a spotted life of shreds and patches , but he will live with a divine unity . He will cease from what is base and frivolous in his ...
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... circumstances . And he counsels us not to waste our lives in wishing that we were other than what we are . There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide ...
... circumstances . And he counsels us not to waste our lives in wishing that we were other than what we are . There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide ...
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... circumstances dictate which aspects of our potential will be utilized and developed . As the Span- ish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset put it , " I am myself and my circumstances . " Emerson taught that the divine spirit manifests ...
... circumstances dictate which aspects of our potential will be utilized and developed . As the Span- ish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset put it , " I am myself and my circumstances . " Emerson taught that the divine spirit manifests ...
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... circumstances if they are oppressive or unsatisfying – -as long as that effort does not blind you to the positive aspects of the present . Life is to be lived in the here and now . To do otherwise is , quite simply , to live less than ...
... circumstances if they are oppressive or unsatisfying – -as long as that effort does not blind you to the positive aspects of the present . Life is to be lived in the here and now . To do otherwise is , quite simply , to live less than ...
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