The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 16
... church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacred- ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend suggested— " But these impulses may be from be- low , not from above . " I replied , They do not seem to me to be ...
... church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacred- ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend suggested— " But these impulses may be from be- low , not from above . " I replied , They do not seem to me to be ...
Page 22
... church , contribute to a dead Bible Society , vote with a great party either for the Government or against it , spread your table like base housekeepers , -under all these screens , I have difficulty to detect the precise man you are so ...
... church , contribute to a dead Bible Society , vote with a great party either for the Government or against it , spread your table like base housekeepers , -under all these screens , I have difficulty to detect the precise man you are so ...
Page 23
... church . Do I not know beforehand that not possibly can he say a new and spontaneous word ? Do I not know that all this ostentation of examining the grounds of the institution , he will do no such thing ? Do I not know that he is ...
... church . Do I not know beforehand that not possibly can he say a new and spontaneous word ? Do I not know that all this ostentation of examining the grounds of the institution , he will do no such thing ? Do I not know that he is ...
Page 51
... church before the service begins , better than any preaching How far off , how cool , how chaste the persons look , begirt each one with a precinct or sanct- uary . So let us always sit Why should we assume the faults of our friend , or ...
... church before the service begins , better than any preaching How far off , how cool , how chaste the persons look , begirt each one with a precinct or sanct- uary . So let us always sit Why should we assume the faults of our friend , or ...
Page 64
... to the numbers of the objects it touches and brings within reach of the pupil , is his com- placency . But chiefly is this apparent in creeds and churches , which are also classifications of some powerful mind acting on the great 64.
... to the numbers of the objects it touches and brings within reach of the pupil , is his com- placency . But chiefly is this apparent in creeds and churches , which are also classifications of some powerful mind acting on the great 64.
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Bibliographic information
| 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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