The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 2James R. Osgood and Company, 1876 |
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... strengths . Our affection towards others creates a sort of vantage or purchase which nothing will supply . I can do that by another which I cannot do alone . I can say to you what I cannot first say to myself . Other men are lenses ...
... strengths . Our affection towards others creates a sort of vantage or purchase which nothing will supply . I can do that by another which I cannot do alone . I can say to you what I cannot first say to myself . Other men are lenses ...
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... strengths . Our affection towards others creates a sort of vantage or pur- chase which nothing will supply . I can do that by another which I cannot do alone . I can say to you what I cannot first say to myself . Other men are lenses ...
... strengths . Our affection towards others creates a sort of vantage or pur- chase which nothing will supply . I can do that by another which I cannot do alone . I can say to you what I cannot first say to myself . Other men are lenses ...
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... strength ; you are you , and I am I , and so we remain . For nature wishes everything to remain itself ; and , whilst every individual strives to grow and exclude , and to exclude and grow , to the extremities of the universe , and to ...
... strength ; you are you , and I am I , and so we remain . For nature wishes everything to remain itself ; and , whilst every individual strives to grow and exclude , and to exclude and grow , to the extremities of the universe , and to ...
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... strength . Children cry , scream , and stamp with fury , unable to express their desires . As soon as they can speak and tell their want , and the reason of it , they become gentle . In adult life , whilst the perceptions are obtuse ...
... strength . Children cry , scream , and stamp with fury , unable to express their desires . As soon as they can speak and tell their want , and the reason of it , they become gentle . In adult life , whilst the perceptions are obtuse ...
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... strength ; the other , pleasure : one , consciousness ; the other , definition : one , genius ; the other , talent : one , earnest- ness ; the other , knowledge : one , possession ; the other , trade : one , caste ; the other , culture ...
... strength ; the other , pleasure : one , consciousness ; the other , definition : one , genius ; the other , talent : one , earnest- ness ; the other , knowledge : one , possession ; the other , trade : one , caste ; the other , culture ...
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