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Page 60
... offices and relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of living ; their association ; in their property ; in their speculative views . 1. In what prayers do men allow themselves !
... offices and relations of men ; in their religion ; in their education ; in their pursuits ; their modes of living ; their association ; in their property ; in their speculative views . 1. In what prayers do men allow themselves !
Page 61
In what prayers do men allow themselves ! That which they call a holy office , is not so much as brave Selfand manly . Prayer looks abroad and Reliance asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses ...
In what prayers do men allow themselves ! That which they call a holy office , is not so much as brave Selfand manly . Prayer looks abroad and Reliance asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses ...
Page 62
He will then see prayer in all action . The 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 ...
He will then see prayer in all action . The 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 ...
Page 63
To the persevering mortal , " said Zoroaster , the blessed 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.
To the persevering mortal , " said Zoroaster , the blessed 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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| Title | The Essay on Self-reliance |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | The Roycrofters, 1908 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 8 Dec 2015 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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