The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 44
... satisfied , and it satisfies nature , in all moments alike . There is no time to it But man postpones or remembers ; he does not live in the present , but with reverted eye laments the past , or , heedless of the riches that sur- round ...
... satisfied , and it satisfies nature , in all moments alike . There is no time to it But man postpones or remembers ; he does not live in the present , but with reverted eye laments the past , or , heedless of the riches that sur- round ...
Page 56
... satisfied your relations to father , mother , cousin , neighbor , town , cat and dog ; whether any of these can upbraid you . But I may also neglect this reflex standard , and absolve me to myself . I have my own stern claims and per ...
... satisfied your relations to father , mother , cousin , neighbor , town , cat and dog ; whether any of these can upbraid you . But I may also neglect this reflex standard , and absolve me to myself . I have my own stern claims and per ...
Page 58
... satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all proportion to their practical force , and so do lean and beg day and night continually . Our housekeeper is mendicant , our arts , our occupa- tions , our marriages , our religion we ...
... satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all proportion to their practical force , and so do lean and beg day and night continually . Our housekeeper is mendicant , our arts , our occupa- tions , our marriages , our religion we ...
Page 70
... the people , the habit and form of the government , he will create a house in which all these will find them- selves fitted , and taste and senti- ment will be satisfied also . Insist on youself ; never imitate . Your own gift 70.
... the people , the habit and form of the government , he will create a house in which all these will find them- selves fitted , and taste and senti- ment will be satisfied also . Insist on youself ; never imitate . Your own gift 70.
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