The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 24
... particular which does not fail to wreck itself also in the general his- tory ; I 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 ...
... particular which does not fail to wreck itself also in the general his- tory ; I 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 ...
Page 42
... another . All things are dissolved to their center by their cause , and in the universal miracle petty and particular miracles dis- appear This is and must be . If , therefore , a man claims to know and speak of God , 42.
... another . All things are dissolved to their center by their cause , and in the universal miracle petty and particular miracles dis- appear This is and must be . If , therefore , a man claims to know and speak of God , 42.
Page 61
... particular commodity — any thing less than all good , is vicious . Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view . It is the soliloquy of a be- holding and jubilant soul . It is the spirit of God ...
... particular commodity — any thing less than all good , is vicious . Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view . It is the soliloquy of a be- holding and jubilant soul . It is the spirit of God ...
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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