The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 7
... conviction and it shall be the universal sense ; for always the inmost becomes the out- most , and our first thought is ren- dered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment . Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each. 7.
... conviction and it shall be the universal sense ; for always the inmost becomes the out- most , and our first thought is ren- dered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment . Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each. 7.
Page 8
... mind from within , more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages Yet he dismisses without notice his thought , because it is his . ΒΆ In every work of genius we recog- nize our own rejected thoughts : they come back to us with ...
... mind from within , more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages Yet he dismisses without notice his thought , because it is his . ΒΆ In every work of genius we recog- nize our own rejected thoughts : they come back to us with ...
Page 11
... mind the same transcendent destiny ; and not pinched in a corner , not cowards fleeing before a revolution , but redeemers and benefactors , pious aspirants to be noble clay , plastic under the Almighty effort , let us advance and ...
... mind the same transcendent destiny ; and not pinched in a corner , not cowards fleeing before a revolution , but redeemers and benefactors , pious aspirants to be noble clay , plastic under the Almighty effort , let us advance and ...
Page 12
... mind , that distrust of a sentiment because our arithmetic has computed the strength and 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 ...
... mind , that distrust of a sentiment because our arithmetic has computed the strength and 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 ...
Page 16
... mind . Absolve you to yourself , and you shall have the suffrage of the world . I remem- ber an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doc- trines of the ...
... mind . Absolve you to yourself , and you shall have the suffrage of the world . I remem- ber an answer which when quite young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doc- trines of the ...
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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