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Page 236
But quite apart from the emphasis which the times give to the doctrine that the manual labor of society ought to be shared among all the members , there are reasons proper to every individual why he should not be deprived of it .
But quite apart from the emphasis which the times give to the doctrine that the manual labor of society ought to be shared among all the members , there are reasons proper to every individual why he should not be deprived of it .
Page 241
... to sever him from those duties ; and for this reason , that labor is God's education ; that he only is a sincere ... can become a master , who learns the secrets of labor , and who by real cunning extorts from nature its sceptre .
... to sever him from those duties ; and for this reason , that labor is God's education ; that he only is a sincere ... can become a master , who learns the secrets of labor , and who by real cunning extorts from nature its sceptre .
Page 350
... of our labor , we ourselves stand in greater want of the labor . We are miserable with inaction . We perish of rest and rust but we do not like your work . ' Then , ' says the world , ' show 350 THE TRANSCENDENTALIST.
... of our labor , we ourselves stand in greater want of the labor . We are miserable with inaction . We perish of rest and rust but we do not like your work . ' Then , ' says the world , ' show 350 THE TRANSCENDENTALIST.
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| Title | The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1 The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Editor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Contributor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Feb 2007 |
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