The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 13
... master of society ! -indepen- dent , irresponsible , looking out from his corner on such people and facts as pass by , he tries and sentences them on their merits , in the swift summary way of boys , as good , bad , 13.
... master of society ! -indepen- dent , irresponsible , looking out from his corner on such people and facts as pass by , he tries and sentences them on their merits , in the swift summary way of boys , as good , bad , 13.
Page 49
... masters me , though he should not raise his finger . Round him I must evolve by the gravitation of spirits ; who has less , I rule with like facil- ity . We fancy it rhetoric when we speak of eminent virtue . We do not yet see that ...
... masters me , though he should not raise his finger . Round him I must evolve by the gravitation of spirits ; who has less , I rule with like facil- ity . We fancy it rhetoric when we speak of eminent virtue . We do not yet see that ...
Page 57
... master . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law to himself , that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others . If any may consider ...
... master . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law to himself , that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others . If any may consider ...
Page 65
... master's mind . But in all unbalanced minds , the classification is idolized , passes for the end , and not for a speedily ex- haustible means , so that the walls of the system blend to their eye in the remote horizon with the walls of ...
... master's mind . But in all unbalanced minds , the classification is idolized , passes for the end , and not for a speedily ex- haustible means , so that the walls of the system blend to their eye in the remote horizon with the walls of ...
Page 66
... master built . They can not imagine Reliance how you aliens have any right to see , -how you can see ; " It must be somehow that you stole the light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will ...
... master built . They can not imagine Reliance how you aliens have any right to see , -how you can see ; " It must be somehow that you stole the light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will ...
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affecting ance apologetic ashamed better bring you peace called cause charity church conformity consciousness contradict discern divine duties EAST AURORA ESSAY ON SELF-RELIANCE fact feel feet foolish force foreign Galileo genius genuine action Hampshire hear heart highest hope idol imitation immortal institutions intellect intoxicated involuntary perceptions Italy Let the words light live lose manhood master means memory mendicant ments metaphysics mind misunder Naples nature ness never noble numbers past act persons popular prayer proceedeth Quakerism rage RALPH WALDO EMERSON rejec Reliance religion rich Rome round ROYCROFTERS sacred Scipio seek self-trust Shakespeare shame sion society Socrates solitude soul sour face speak spirit spontaneous stand stay at home stoic teach tell thee things thou thought tion tory Traveling true truth virtue or vice voice wake want of self-reliance whole young