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 59
... pass for what he is , and to speak from his character and not from his tongue ; and which evermore tends to pass into our thought and hand , and become wisdom , and virtue , and power , and beauty . We live in succession , in division ...
... pass for what he is , and to speak from his character and not from his tongue ; and which evermore tends to pass into our thought and hand , and become wisdom , and virtue , and power , and beauty . We live in succession , in division ...
Page 72
... pass . More and more the surges of everlasting nature enter into me , and I be- come public and human in my regards and actions . So I come to live in thoughts , and act with energies , which are immortal . Thus revering the soul , and ...
... pass . More and more the surges of everlasting nature enter into me , and I be- come public and human in my regards and actions . So I come to live in thoughts , and act with energies , which are immortal . Thus revering the soul , and ...
Page 175
... pass into a delicate realm of sunset and moonlight , too bright almost for spotted man to enter without noviciate and probation . We penetrate bodily this incredible beauty ; we dip our hands into this painted element ; our eyes are ...
... pass into a delicate realm of sunset and moonlight , too bright almost for spotted man to enter without noviciate and probation . We penetrate bodily this incredible beauty ; we dip our hands into this painted element ; our eyes are ...
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