The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 9
... tion that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide ; that he must take himself for better , for worse , as his portion ; that though the wide universe is full of good , no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his ...
... tion that envy is ignorance ; that imitation is suicide ; that he must take himself for better , for worse , as his portion ; that though the wide universe is full of good , no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his ...
Page 24
... , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversa- tion which does not interest us . The muscles , not spontaneously moved , but moved by a 24.
... , " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversa- tion which does not interest us . The muscles , not spontaneously moved , but moved by a 24.
Page 46
... tion , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook and the rustle of the corn . And now at last the highest truth on ...
... tion , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook and the rustle of the corn . And now at last the highest truth on ...
Page 48
... tion to a shame ; confounds the saint with the rogue ; shoves Jesus and Judas equally aside . Why then do we prate of self - reliance ? Inasmuch as the soul is present , there will be power not confident but agent . ΒΆ To talk of 48.
... tion to a shame ; confounds the saint with the rogue ; shoves Jesus and Judas equally aside . Why then do we prate of self - reliance ? Inasmuch as the soul is present , there will be power not confident but agent . ΒΆ To talk of 48.
Page 50
... tion e I see the same law working in nature for conversation and growth . The poise of a planet , the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind , the vital resources of every vegetable and animal , are also dem- onstrations of ...
... tion e I see the same law working in nature for conversation and growth . The poise of a planet , the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind , the vital resources of every vegetable and animal , are also dem- onstrations of ...
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