The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 60
... relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of living ; their association ; in their prop- erty ; in their speculative views . 1. In what prayers do men allow themselves ! That 60.
... relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of living ; their association ; in their prop- erty ; in their speculative views . 1. In what prayers do men allow themselves ! That 60.
Page 61
... Prayer looks abroad and Reliance asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural , and media- torial and miraculous . Prayer that craves a particular ...
... Prayer looks abroad and Reliance asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural , and media- torial and miraculous . Prayer that craves a particular ...
Page 62
... prayer of the Self- farmer kneeling in his field to weed Reliance it , the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar , are true prayers heard throughout nature , though for cheap ends Caratach , in Fletcher's Bonduca ...
... prayer of the Self- farmer kneeling in his field to weed Reliance it , the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar , are true prayers heard throughout nature , though for cheap ends Caratach , in Fletcher's Bonduca ...
Page 63
... the persevering mortal , " said Zoroaster , " the bless- ed Immortals are swift . " As men's prayers are a disease of the will , so are their creeds a disease of the intellect . They say with those foolish Israelites 63.
... the persevering mortal , " said Zoroaster , " the bless- ed Immortals are swift . " As men's prayers are a disease of the will , so are their creeds a disease of the intellect . They say with those foolish Israelites 63.
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