The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 14
... consciousness . As soon as he has once acted or spoken with eclat , he is a committed person , watched by the sympathy or the hatred of hun- dreds whose affections must now enter into his account . There is no Lethe for this . Ah , that ...
... consciousness . As soon as he has once acted or spoken with eclat , he is a committed person , watched by the sympathy or the hatred of hun- dreds whose affections must now enter into his account . There is no Lethe for this . Ah , that ...
Page 31
... makes the majesty of the heroes of the senate and the field , which so fills the imagination ? The consciousness of a train of great days and victories behind . There they all stand and shed an united light on the advanc- ing actors He 31.
... makes the majesty of the heroes of the senate and the field , which so fills the imagination ? The consciousness of a train of great days and victories behind . There they all stand and shed an united light on the advanc- ing actors He 31.
Page 38
... consciousness of their own right and comeliness , the right of every man . The magnetism which all original action exerts is explained when we inquire the reason of self - trust . Who is the Trustee ? What is the aborigi- nal Self on ...
... consciousness of their own right and comeliness , the right of every man . The magnetism which all original action exerts is explained when we inquire the reason of self - trust . Who is the Trustee ? What is the aborigi- nal Self on ...
Page 56
... consciousness abides . There are two confessionals , in one or the other of which we must be shriven . You may fulfil your round of duties by clearing yourself in the direct , or , in the reflex way . Consider whether you have satisfied ...
... consciousness abides . There are two confessionals , in one or the other of which we must be shriven . You may fulfil your round of duties by clearing yourself in the direct , or , in the reflex way . Consider whether you have satisfied ...
Page 61
... But prayer as a means to effect a private end , is theft and meanness . It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness As soon as the man is at one with God , he will not beg . He will then see prayer 61.
... But prayer as a means to effect a private end , is theft and meanness . It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness As soon as the man is at one with God , he will not beg . He will then see prayer 61.
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