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I tell thee , thou Reliance foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity ...
I tell thee , thou Reliance foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity ...
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Speak thou , Reliance speak any man with us , and we will obey . " Everywhere I am bereaved of meeting God in my brother , because he has shut his own temple doors , and recites fables merely of his brother's , or his brother's ...
Speak thou , Reliance speak any man with us , and we will obey . " Everywhere I am bereaved of meeting God in my brother , because he has shut his own temple doors , and recites fables merely of his brother's , or his brother's ...
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Do that which is assigned Reliance thee , and thou canst not hope too much or dare too much . There is at this moment , there is for me an utterance bare and grand as that of the colossal chisel of Phidias , or trowel of the Egyptians ...
Do that which is assigned Reliance thee , and thou canst not hope too much or dare too much . There is at this moment , there is for me an utterance bare and grand as that of the colossal chisel of Phidias , or trowel of the Egyptians ...
Page 81
So use all that is called Fortune . Most men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Ef . fect , the chancellors of God .
So use all that is called Fortune . Most men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Ef . fect , the chancellors of God .
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Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , Self- and shalt always drag her after thee . Reliance Q A political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your absent friend ...
Will , work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , Self- and shalt always drag her after thee . Reliance Q A political victory , a rise of rents , the recovery of your sick , or the return of your absent friend ...
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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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