Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 149
... Stoicism not of the schools , but of the blood , shines in every anecdote , and has given that book its immense fame . We need books of this tart cathartic virtue , more than books of political science , or of private economy . Life is ...
... Stoicism not of the schools , but of the blood , shines in every anecdote , and has given that book its immense fame . We need books of this tart cathartic virtue , more than books of political science , or of private economy . Life is ...
Page 238
... , may be born in this age , and , with happy heart and a bias for theism , bring asceticism , duty , and magnanimity into vogue again . It is true that Stoicism , always attractive to the 238 THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ETHICS .
... , may be born in this age , and , with happy heart and a bias for theism , bring asceticism , duty , and magnanimity into vogue again . It is true that Stoicism , always attractive to the 238 THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ETHICS .
Page 311
... Stoicism , Elec- ticism , and what not , as mere data and food for analysis , and dispose of your world - containing system , as a very little unit . A profound thought , anywhere , classifies all things : a profound thought will lift ...
... Stoicism , Elec- ticism , and what not , as mere data and food for analysis , and dispose of your world - containing system , as a very little unit . A profound thought , anywhere , classifies all things : a profound thought will lift ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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