Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 62
... individual is not individual , but is dual ; when his thoughts look one way and his actions another ; when his faith is traversed by his habits ; when his will , en- lightened by reason , is warped by his sense ; when with one hand he ...
... individual is not individual , but is dual ; when his thoughts look one way and his actions another ; when his faith is traversed by his habits ; when his will , en- lightened by reason , is warped by his sense ; when with one hand he ...
Page 78
... individual's experience , it also reveals truth . And here we should seek to reinforce ourselves by its very presence , and to speak with a worthier , loftier strain of that advent . For the soul's communication of truth is the highest ...
... individual's experience , it also reveals truth . And here we should seek to reinforce ourselves by its very presence , and to speak with a worthier , loftier strain of that advent . For the soul's communication of truth is the highest ...
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... individual nature . Nevertheless , we must profoundly revere it . There is somewhat in great actions , which does not allow us to go behind them . Heroism feels and never reasons , and therefore is always right ; and although a ...
... individual nature . Nevertheless , we must profoundly revere it . There is somewhat in great actions , which does not allow us to go behind them . Heroism feels and never reasons , and therefore is always right ; and although a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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