 As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the bosom of God, he is nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws, at his need, inexhaustible power Who can set bounds to the possibilities of man?  Nature, Addresses, and Lectures - Page 66by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New Church gen. confer - 1875 - 618 pages
...through us, as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...fountains, and draws at his need inexhaustible power. In all this Emerson refuses to recognize the doctrine of Discrete Degrees, and, as a consequence, he... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1840 - 586 pages
...branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon earth, BO a man rests upon the b isom of God ; he is nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws, at his need, inexhaustible power. This view which admonishes me where the sources of wisdom and power lie, and points to virtue as to—... | |
 | 1838 - 540 pages
...as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the bosom of God, he is nourished by unfailing...power. Who can set bounds to the possibilities of Man 1 Once inspire the infinite, by being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth,... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 744 pages
...through us, as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the bosom of God ; lie is nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws, at his need, inexhaustible power. The highest... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...through us, as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...can set bounds to the possibilities of man ? Once inspire the infinite, by being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth, and we... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rest upon the bosom of God; he is nourished by unfailing...Who can set bounds to the possibilities of man? Once inspire the infinite, by being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth, and we... | |
 | 1854 - 440 pages
...we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed." As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...fountains, and draws at his need inexhaustible power. We will trust God. The blank interstices Men take for ruins, He will build into With pillared marbles... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...through us, as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...can set bounds to the possibilities of man ? Once inspire the infinite, by being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth, and we... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pages
...through us, as the life of the tree puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of the old. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...bounds to the possibilities of man ? Once inhale the npper air, being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth, and we learn that man... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 388 pages
...through us, as the life of the trce puts forth new branches and leaves through the pores of tlnold. As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the...nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws at his nced inexhaustible power. AVho ean set bounds to the possibilitics of man? Once inhale the upper air,... | |
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