Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 128
... tion of what is fit for him , the rejection of what is unfit , determines for him the character of the universe . As a man thinketh , so is he , and as a man chooseth , so is he and so is nature . A man is a method , a progressive ...
... tion of what is fit for him , the rejection of what is unfit , determines for him the character of the universe . As a man thinketh , so is he , and as a man chooseth , so is he and so is nature . A man is a method , a progressive ...
Page 166
... tion , and pain . Yet that which drew them to each other was signs of loveliness , signs of virtue ; and these virtues are there , however eclipsed . They appear and reappear , and continue to attract ; but the regard changes , quits ...
... tion , and pain . Yet that which drew them to each other was signs of loveliness , signs of virtue ; and these virtues are there , however eclipsed . They appear and reappear , and continue to attract ; but the regard changes , quits ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. tion , but all things renew , germinate , and spring . Why should we import rags and relics into ... tion ; accept the actual for the necessary ; and talk down to the young . Let them then become organs of the Holy ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. tion , but all things renew , germinate , and spring . Why should we import rags and relics into ... tion ; accept the actual for the necessary ; and talk down to the young . Let them then become organs of the Holy ...
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