 first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets,—most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth. He in whom the love of truth predominates will keep himself aloof from all moorings...  Essays [1st ser., ed.] with preface by T. Carlyle - Page 320by Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 354 pages
...predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets, —most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and...moorings, and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and recognize all the opposite negations, between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political...recognise all the opposite negations, between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion, but he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political...recognise all the opposite negations between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion, but he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets,— most likely, his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and...recognise all the opposite negations between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion, but he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political...recognise all the opposite negations between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion, but he... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political...recognise all the opposite negations between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion, but he... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 354 pages
...predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets, — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and...moorings, and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and recognize all the opposite negations, between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 352 pages
...predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets, — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and...moorings, and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and recognize all the opposite negations, between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 354 pages
...predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets, — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and...moorings, and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and recognize all the opposite negations, between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the... | |
 | Jules Remy, Julius Lucius Brenchley - 1861 - 660 pages
...these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political...moorings and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and recognize all the opposite negations between which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits to the... | |
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