Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily LivingRichard Whelan Harmony/Rodale, 1991 M11 5 - 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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Page 91
... appear , the checks exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield nothing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , juries will not convict ...
... appear , the checks exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield nothing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , juries will not convict ...
Page 130
... appear as it does to him , for every man must be supposed to see a little farther on his own proper path than any one else . Therefore , just and wise men take umbrage at his act , until after some little time be past ; then they see it ...
... appear as it does to him , for every man must be supposed to see a little farther on his own proper path than any one else . Therefore , just and wise men take umbrage at his act , until after some little time be past ; then they see it ...
Page 149
... appears . A cer- tain wandering light appears , and is the distinction , the principle we wanted . But the oracle comes because we had previously laid siege to the shrine . It seems as if the law of the intellect resembled the law of ...
... appears . A cer- tain wandering light appears , and is the distinction , the principle we wanted . But the oracle comes because we had previously laid siege to the shrine . It seems as if the law of the intellect resembled the law of ...
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