Essays, First SeriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 53
... seek or why I exclude company . Then again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my ob- ligation to put all poor men in good situations . Are they my poor ? I tell thee thou foolish philan- thropist that I grudge the dollar ...
... seek or why I exclude company . Then again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my ob- ligation to put all poor men in good situations . Are they my poor ? I tell thee thou foolish philan- thropist that I grudge the dollar ...
Page 65
... seek to pry into the soul that causes , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm . Every man dis- criminates between the voluntary acts of his mind and his involuntary perceptions , and knows that to ...
... seek to pry into the soul that causes , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm . Every man dis- criminates between the voluntary acts of his mind and his involuntary perceptions , and knows that to ...
Page 66
... seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should com- municate , not one thing , but all things ; should fill the world with his voice ; should scatter forth light , nature , time , souls , from the centre of the ...
... seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should com- municate , not one thing , but all things ; should fill the world with his voice ; should scatter forth light , nature , time , souls , from the centre of the ...
Page 72
... love me for what I am , we shall be the happier . If you cannot , I will still seek to deserve that you should . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust - It is alike that what is deep is holy , 72 SELF - RELIANCE .
... love me for what I am , we shall be the happier . If you cannot , I will still seek to deserve that you should . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust - It is alike that what is deep is holy , 72 SELF - RELIANCE .
Page 73
... seek my own . I do this not selfishly but humbly and truly . your interest , and mine , and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth . Does this sound harsh to - day ? You will soon love what is dictated by your ...
... seek my own . I do this not selfishly but humbly and truly . your interest , and mine , and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth . Does this sound harsh to - day ? You will soon love what is dictated by your ...
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