Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. He may have his own . A man's genius , the quality that differences him from every other , the ... man thinketh , so is he , and as a man chooseth , so is he and so is nature . A man is a method , a progressive ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. He may have his own . A man's genius , the quality that differences him from every other , the ... man thinketh , so is he , and as a man chooseth , so is he and so is nature . A man is a method , a progressive ...
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... man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases , but to be able to discern that what is true is true ... man . For , the Maker of all things and all persons , stands behind us , and casts his dread omniscience through us ...
... man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases , but to be able to discern that what is true is true ... man . For , the Maker of all things and all persons , stands behind us , and casts his dread omniscience through us ...
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... man's justice is another's injustice ; one man's beauty , another's ugliness ; one man's wisdom , another's folly , as one beholds the same objects from a higher point of view . One man thinks justice consists in paying debts , and has ...
... man's justice is another's injustice ; one man's beauty , another's ugliness ; one man's wisdom , another's folly , as one beholds the same objects from a higher point of view . One man thinks justice consists in paying debts , and has ...
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