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To talk of reliance , is a poor external way of speaking . Speak rather of that which relies , because it works and is . Who has more soul than I , masters me , though he should not raise his finger . Round him I must revolve by the ...
To talk of reliance , is a poor external way of speaking . Speak rather of that which relies , because it works and is . Who has more soul than I , masters me , though he should not raise his finger . Round him I must revolve by the ...
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speak to us , lest we die . Speak thou , speak any man with us , and we will obey . " Everywhere I am bereaved of meeting God in my brother , because he has shut his own temple doors , and recites fables merely of his brother's , or his ...
speak to us , lest we die . Speak thou , speak any man with us , and we will obey . " Everywhere I am bereaved of meeting God in my brother , because he has shut his own temple doors , and recites fables merely of his brother's , or his ...
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... your verdict is still expected with curiosity as a reserved wisdom . Far otherwise ; your silence answers very loud . You have no oracle to utter , and your fellow - men have learned that you cannot help them ; for , oracles speak .
... your verdict is still expected with curiosity as a reserved wisdom . Far otherwise ; your silence answers very loud . You have no oracle to utter , and your fellow - men have learned that you cannot help them ; for , oracles speak .
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| Title | Essays, First Series Volume 2 of Complete works, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | H. Altemus, 1923 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 332 pages |
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