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Its nature is satisfied , and it satisfies nature , in all moments alike . There is no time to it so se But man postpones or remembers ; he does not live in the present , but with reverted eye laments the past , or , heedless of the ...
Its nature is satisfied , and it satisfies nature , in all moments alike . There is no time to it so se But man postpones or remembers ; he does not live in the present , but with reverted eye laments the past , or , heedless of the ...
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Consider whether you have 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 .
Consider whether you have 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 .
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age yields no great and perfect persons seu de Self- We want men and women who shall Reliance renovate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all ...
age yields no great and perfect persons seu de Self- We want men and women who shall Reliance renovate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all ...
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... the wants of 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 sentiment will be satisfied also . Insist on youself ; never imitate .
... the wants of 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 sentiment will be satisfied also . Insist on youself ; never imitate .
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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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