The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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... ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend suggested— " But these impulses may be from be- low , not from above . " I replied , They do not seem to me to be such ; but if I am the devil's child , I will live then from ...
... ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend suggested— " But these impulses may be from be- low , not from above . " I replied , They do not seem to me to be such ; but if I am the devil's child , I will live then from ...
Page 18
... ness for black folk a thousand miles off . Thy love afar is spite at home . " Rough and graceless would be such greeting , but truth is handsomer than the affectation of love goodness must have some edge to it - else it is none . The ...
... ness for black folk a thousand miles off . Thy love afar is spite at home . " Rough and graceless would be such greeting , but truth is handsomer than the affectation of love goodness must have some edge to it - else it is none . The ...
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... ness the independence of solitude . The objection to conforming to usa- ges that have become dead to you , is , that it scatters your force It loses your time and blurs the impres- sion of your character . If you main- tain a dead ...
... ness the independence of solitude . The objection to conforming to usa- ges that have become dead to you , is , that it scatters your force It loses your time and blurs the impres- sion of your character . If you main- tain a dead ...
Page 25
... ness , grow tight about the outline Self- of the face and make the most dis- Reliance agreeable sensation , a sensation of rebuke and warning which no brave young man will suffer twice . For non - conformity the world whips you with its ...
... ness , grow tight about the outline Self- of the face and make the most dis- Reliance agreeable sensation , a sensation of rebuke and warning which no brave young man will suffer twice . For non - conformity the world whips you with its ...
Page 69
... ness affecting the whole intellectual action . The intellect is vagabond , and the universal system of education fosters restlessness . Our minds trav- el when our bodies are forced to stay at home . We imitate ; and what is imitation ...
... ness affecting the whole intellectual action . The intellect is vagabond , and the universal system of education fosters restlessness . Our minds trav- el when our bodies are forced to stay at home . We imitate ; and what is imitation ...
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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