We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation. The gods love him because men hated him. " To the persevering mortal," said Zoroaster, " the blessed Immortals are swift. So this Then is the Essay on Self-reliance - Page 33by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 46 pagesFull view - About this book
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...persevering mortal," said Zoroaster, " the blessed Immortals are swift." As men's prayers are a disease of will, so are their creeds a disease of the intellect....Speak thou, speak any man with us and we will obey.' Every where I am bereaved of meeting God in my brother, because he has shut his own temple doors, and... | |
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