Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 81
... wisdom of the world is not wisdom , and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame , and are not writers . Among the multitude of scholars and authors , we feel no hallowing pre- sence ; we are sensible of ...
... wisdom of the world is not wisdom , and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame , and are not writers . Among the multitude of scholars and authors , we feel no hallowing pre- sence ; we are sensible of ...
Page 122
... wisdom as Intuition , whilst all later teachings are tuitions . In that deep force , the last fact behind which analysis cannot go , all things find their common origin . For , the sense of being which in calm hours rises , we know not ...
... wisdom as Intuition , whilst all later teachings are tuitions . In that deep force , the last fact behind which analysis cannot go , all things find their common origin . For , the sense of being which in calm hours rises , we know not ...
Page 318
... wisdom . Forewarned that the vice of the times and the country is an excessive pretension , let us seek the shade , and find wisdom in neglect . Be content with a little light , so it be your own . Explore , and explore . Be neither ...
... wisdom . Forewarned that the vice of the times and the country is an excessive pretension , let us seek the shade , and find wisdom in neglect . Be content with a little light , so it be your own . Explore , and explore . Be neither ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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