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 51
... object . A chemist may tell his most precious secrets to a carpen- ter , and he shall be never the wiser - the secrets he would not utter to a chemist for an estate . God screens us evermore from premature ideas . Our eyes are holden ...
... object . A chemist may tell his most precious secrets to a carpen- ter , and he shall be never the wiser - the secrets he would not utter to a chemist for an estate . God screens us evermore from premature ideas . Our eyes are holden ...
Page 59
... object , are one . We see the world piece by piece , as the sun , the the moon , the animal , the tree ; but the whole , of which these are the shining parts , is the soul . Only by the vision of that Wisdom can the horoscope of the ...
... object , are one . We see the world piece by piece , as the sun , the the moon , the animal , the tree ; but the whole , of which these are the shining parts , is the soul . Only by the vision of that Wisdom can the horoscope of the ...
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... object . We must learn the language of facts . The most wonderful inspi- rations die with their subject , if he has no hand to paint them to the senses . The ray of light passes invisible through space , and only when it falls on an object ...
... object . We must learn the language of facts . The most wonderful inspi- rations die with their subject , if he has no hand to paint them to the senses . The ray of light passes invisible through space , and only when it falls on an object ...
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