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He cannot be happy and strong until he , too , lives with nature Selfin the present , above time . Reliance This should be plain enough . You see what strong intellects dare not yet hear God Himself , unless He speak the phraseology of ...
He cannot be happy and strong until he , too , lives with nature Selfin the present , above time . Reliance This should be plain enough . You see what strong intellects dare not yet hear God Himself , unless He speak the phraseology of ...
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It is as easy for the strong man to be strong , as it is for the weak to be weak . When we have new perception , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall ...
It is as easy for the strong man to be strong , as it is for the weak to be weak . When we have new perception , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall ...
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The poise of a planet , the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind , the vital resources of every vegetable and animal , are also demonstrations of the self - sufficing , and therefore self - relying soul .
The poise of a planet , the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind , the vital resources of every vegetable and animal , are also demonstrations of the self - sufficing , and therefore self - relying soul .
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High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law to himself , that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others .
High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in good earnest be doctrine , society , law to himself , that a simple purpose may be to him as strong as iron necessity is to others .
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It is only as a man puts off from him . self all external support and stands alone , that I see him to be strong and to prevail se He is weaker by . 1 every recruit to his banner . Is not a 80.
It is only as a man puts off from him . self all external support and stands alone , that I see him to be strong and to prevail se He is weaker by . 1 every recruit to his banner . Is not a 80.
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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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