The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 59
... already . He has not one chance , but a hundred chances . Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man , and tell men they are not leaning willows , but can and must detach themselves ; that with the exercise 59.
... already . He has not one chance , but a hundred chances . Let a stoic arise who shall reveal the resources of man , and tell men they are not leaning willows , but can and must detach themselves ; that with the exercise 59.
Page 75
... stoic was a a stoic ; but in Christendom where is the Christian ? There is no more deviation in the moral standard than in the standard of height or bulk . No greater men are now than ever were . A singular equality may be observed ...
... stoic was a a stoic ; but in Christendom where is the Christian ? There is no more deviation in the moral standard than in the standard of height or bulk . No greater men are now than ever were . A singular equality may be observed ...
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