 If it were only for a vocabulary, the scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures ; in frank intercourse with many men and women ; in science...  The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Page 80by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and copestones for... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 404 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and copestones for... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...Years are well spent in country labours ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactories ; in frank intercourse with many men and women ; in...perceptions. I learn immediately from any speaker how much ne has already lived, through the poverty or the splendour of his speech. Life lies behind us as the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 400 pages
...scholar would be covetoug. of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...men and women; in science; in art; to the one end of mastor'.ng in all their facts a language by which to illustrate and embody our perceptions, immediately... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 592 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and cope-stones... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and cope-stones... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 326 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...all their facts a language by which to illustrate aud embody our perceptions. I learn iiumediately from any speaker how much lie has already lived, through... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880 - 328 pages
...larvj-the.£clifllaj;_wpuld be fiovetous of_ action, .Life is our .dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town, — in the insight into trades and manufactures...to illustrate and embody our perceptions. I learn imniediately from any speaker how much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of... | |
 | RALPH WALDO EMERSON - 1883 - 428 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors; in town; in the insight into trades and manufactures;...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and copestones for... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 392 pages
...scholar would be covetous of action. Life is our dictionary. Years are well spent in country labors ; in town ; in the insight into trades and manufactures...much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life lies behind us as the quarry from whence we get tiles and copestones for... | |
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