The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 46
... truly , Reliance we shall see truly . It is as easy for the strong man to be strong , as it is for the weak to be weak . When we have new percep- tion , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish ...
... truly , Reliance we shall see truly . It is as easy for the strong man to be strong , as it is for the weak to be weak . When we have new percep- tion , we shall gladly disburthen the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish ...
Page 55
... truly . It is alike your interest and mine and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth . Does this sound harsh today ? You will soon love what is dictated by your nature as well as mine , and if we follow the ...
... truly . It is alike your interest and mine and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth . Does this sound harsh today ? You will soon love what is dictated by your nature as well as mine , and if we follow the ...
Page 57
... truly it demands something god- Reliance like in him who has cast off the com- mon motives of humanity , and has ventured to trust himself for a task- master . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in ...
... truly it demands something god- Reliance like in him who has cast off the com- mon motives of humanity , and has ventured to trust himself for a task- master . High be his heart , faithful his will , clear his sight , that he may in ...
Page 74
... truly , strike the savage with a broad axe , and in a day or two the flesh shall unite and heal as if you struck the blow into soft pitch , and the blow shall send the white to his grave . The civilized man has built a coach , but has ...
... truly , strike the savage with a broad axe , and in a day or two the flesh shall unite and heal as if you struck the blow into soft pitch , and the blow shall send the white to his grave . The civilized man has built a coach , but has ...
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