The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 35
... exists for him . But the man in the street finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book ...
... exists for him . But the man in the street finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book ...
Page 39
... their life and being also proceedeth . We first share the life by which things exist , and after- wards see them as appearances in nature , and forget that we have shared their cause . Here is the fountain of action and the fountain of 39.
... their life and being also proceedeth . We first share the life by which things exist , and after- wards see them as appearances in nature , and forget that we have shared their cause . Here is the fountain of action and the fountain of 39.
Page 44
... exist with God today s There is no time to them . There is simply the rose ; it is perfect in every moment of its existence . Be- fore a leaf - bud has burst , its whole life acts ; in the full - blown flower , there is no more ; in the ...
... exist with God today s There is no time to them . There is simply the rose ; it is perfect in every moment of its existence . Be- fore a leaf - bud has burst , its whole life acts ; in the full - blown flower , there is no more ; in the ...
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