The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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... acquire by degrees the gentlest asinine expres- sion There is a mortifying experience in particular which does not fail to wreck itself also in the general his- tory ; I mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we ...
... acquire by degrees the gentlest asinine expres- sion There is a mortifying experience in particular which does not fail to wreck itself also in the general his- tory ; I mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we ...
Page 73
... acquires new arts and loses old instincts . What a contrast between the well - clad , read- ing , writing , thinking American , with a watch , a pencil and a bill of ex- change in his pocket , and the naked New Zealander , whose ...
... acquires new arts and loses old instincts . What a contrast between the well - clad , read- ing , writing , thinking American , with a watch , a pencil and a bill of ex- change in his pocket , and the naked New Zealander , whose ...
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... acquire , and what the man acquires is permanent and living property , which does not wait the beck of rulers , or mobs , or revolutions , or fire , or storm , or bankruptcies , but perpetually renews itself wherever the man is put ...
... acquire , and what the man acquires is permanent and living property , which does not wait the beck of rulers , or mobs , or revolutions , or fire , or storm , or bankruptcies , but perpetually renews itself wherever the man is put ...
Page 81
... men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these win- nings , and deal with Cause and Ef- fect , the chancellors of God . In the Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained 81.
... men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these win- nings , and deal with Cause and Ef- fect , the chancellors of God . In the Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained 81.
Page 82
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , Self- and shalt always drag her after thee . Reliance A political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , Self- and shalt always drag her after thee . Reliance A political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your ...
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| Title | The Essay on Self-reliance |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | The Roycrofters, 1908 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 8 Dec 2015 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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