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" They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than to be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system. "
Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson ... - Page 75
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880
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The Microcosm: Or, Little World of Home, Volumes 1-3

1835 - 616 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use 1 What is the one end which all means go to effect? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...thing in the world of value, is, the active soul, — the soul, free, sovereign, active. This every man is entitled to; this every man contains within...
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The Boston Quarterly Review, Volume 1

1838 - 536 pages
...Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote these books." " Books are good only to inspire. I had better never see a book than to...orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system." " The soul active sees absolute truth ; and utters truth, or creates. In this action, it is genius ; not...
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Essays, orations and lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul,—the soul, free, sovereign, active. This, every man is entitled to ; this every man contains...
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Essays, Lectures and Orations

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than lo be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system....
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Miscellanies: Embracing Nature, Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 404 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end, which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...and made a satellite instead of a system. The one 8 thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to ; this every man...
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The Collected Works of ... P. ...

Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end, which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, aud made a satellite instead of a system. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul....
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Orations, Lectures and Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...thing in the world, of value, is the active soul, — the soul, free, sovereign, active. This, every man is entitled to ; this, every man contains within...
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Miscellanies, Embracing Nature, Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 400 pages
...among the worst. vWhat is the right use ? What is the one end, which all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see...warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and lira do a satellite instead of a system. The one 8 thing in the world, of value, is the active soul....
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The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 592 pages
...? What is the one end, which ' • all means go to effect 1 They are for nothing but to inspire, v/ I had better never see a book, than to be warped by...of a system. The one thing in the world, of value, is_the pptive soul This every man is entitled to ; this every man contains within him, although, in...
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Nature: Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 326 pages
...among the worst. What is the right use ? What is the one end, which all means go to ('fleet? They are for nothing but. to inspire. I had better never see a book, than to be warped by its attraction eban out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system. The one thing in the world, of...
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