The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 16
... young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doc- trines of the church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacred- ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend ...
... young I was prompted to make to a valued adviser who was wont to importune me with the dear old doc- trines of the church . On my saying , What have I to do with the sacred- ness of traditions , if I live wholly from within ? my friend ...
Page 25
... young man will suffer twice . For non - conformity the world whips you with its displeasure . And there- fore a man must know how to esti- mate a sour face . The bystanders look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's ...
... young man will suffer twice . For non - conformity the world whips you with its displeasure . And there- fore a man must know how to esti- mate a sour face . The bystanders look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's ...
Page 32
... young per- son Ꮽ Ꮽ I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consist- ency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife ...
... young per- son Ꮽ Ꮽ I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consist- ency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife ...
Page 58
... young men miscarry in their first enterprises , they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges , and is installed in an office within one year afterwards in ...
... young men miscarry in their first enterprises , they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges , and is installed in an office within one year afterwards in ...
Page 66
... young and joyful , million - orbed , million - colored , will beam over the universe as on the first morning . 2. It is for want of self - culture that the idol of Traveling , the idol of Italy , of England , of Egypt , remains for all ...
... young and joyful , million - orbed , million - colored , will beam over the universe as on the first morning . 2. It is for want of self - culture that the idol of Traveling , the idol of Italy , of England , of Egypt , remains for all ...
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