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 151
... WISE . The difference between per- sons is not in wisdom , but in art . Perhaps if we should meet Shakespeare , we should not be conscious of any steep inferiority ; no : but of a great equality - only that he possessed a strange skill ...
... WISE . The difference between per- sons is not in wisdom , but in art . Perhaps if we should meet Shakespeare , we should not be conscious of any steep inferiority ; no : but of a great equality - only that he possessed a strange skill ...
Page 192
... wise man . The wise man , it cannot find in nature , and it Politics.
... wise man . The wise man , it cannot find in nature , and it Politics.
Page 194
... wise man , of whom the existing government is , it must be owned , a shabby imitation . That which all things tend ... wise man , the State exists ; and with the appearance of the wise man , the State expires . The appearance of ...
... wise man , of whom the existing government is , it must be owned , a shabby imitation . That which all things tend ... wise man , the State exists ; and with the appearance of the wise man , the State expires . The appearance of ...
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