The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 12Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1921 |
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... person charging this material is responsible for its return to the library from which it was withdrawn on or before the Latest Date stamped below . Theft , mutilation , and underlining of books are reasons for discipli- nary action and ...
... person charging this material is responsible for its return to the library from which it was withdrawn on or before the Latest Date stamped below . Theft , mutilation , and underlining of books are reasons for discipli- nary action and ...
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... persons ever evoke the like phenomena , and though you are conscious that they do not properly belong to you , but are a sort of exten- sion of the diseases of this particular person into you . The idea of vegetation is irresistible in ...
... persons ever evoke the like phenomena , and though you are conscious that they do not properly belong to you , but are a sort of exten- sion of the diseases of this particular person into you . The idea of vegetation is irresistible in ...
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... persons , who and what are they ? ' Tis only the source that we can see ; the eternal mind , careless of its channels , omni- potent in itself , and continually ejaculating its torrent into every artery and vein and veinlet of humanity ...
... persons , who and what are they ? ' Tis only the source that we can see ; the eternal mind , careless of its channels , omni- potent in itself , and continually ejaculating its torrent into every artery and vein and veinlet of humanity ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. The one thing not to be forgiven to intellec- tual persons is that they believe in the ideas of others . From this deference comes the imbecility and fatigue of their society , for of course they cannot affirm these ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. The one thing not to be forgiven to intellec- tual persons is that they believe in the ideas of others . From this deference comes the imbecility and fatigue of their society , for of course they cannot affirm these ...
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... It does not need to pump your brains and force thought to think rightly . Oh no , the ingenious person is warped by his ingenuity and mis - sees . Instinct is our name for the potential wit . Each XII POWERS AND LAWS OF THOUGHT 33.
... It does not need to pump your brains and force thought to think rightly . Oh no , the ingenious person is warped by his ingenuity and mis - sees . Instinct is our name for the potential wit . Each XII POWERS AND LAWS OF THOUGHT 33.
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