The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 12
... means opposed to our purpose , these have not Their mind being whole , their eye is as yet uncon- quered , and when we look in their faces , we are disconcerted . Infancy conforms to nobody : all conform to it , so that one babe com ...
... means opposed to our purpose , these have not Their mind being whole , their eye is as yet uncon- quered , and when we look in their faces , we are disconcerted . Infancy conforms to nobody : all conform to it , so that one babe com ...
Page 21
... mean as my gifts may be , I actually am , and do not need for my own assur- ance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony What must I do , is all that con- cerns me , not what the people think . This rule , equally arduous ...
... mean as my gifts may be , I actually am , and do not need for my own assur- ance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony What must I do , is all that con- cerns me , not what the people think . This rule , equally arduous ...
Page 24
... mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversa- tion which does not interest us . The muscles , not spontaneously moved , but moved by a 24.
... mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversa- tion which does not interest us . The muscles , not spontaneously moved , but moved by a 24.
Page 29
... doubt , it will be found symmetrical , though I mean it not , and see it not . My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects . The swallow over my window should interweave that thread or straw he carries 29.
... doubt , it will be found symmetrical , though I mean it not , and see it not . My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects . The swallow over my window should interweave that thread or straw he carries 29.
Page 34
... means into the shade . This all great men are and do . Every true man is a cause , a country , and an age ; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to ac- complish his thought ; —and posterity seem to follow his steps as a ...
... means into the shade . This all great men are and do . Every true man is a cause , a country , and an age ; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to ac- complish his thought ; —and posterity seem to follow his steps as a ...
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