The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
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Page 25
... means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; su- percilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to express emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought ...
... means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; su- percilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to express emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought ...
Page 179
... means to ends . Means to ends , is the motto of all his behavior . He believed that the great captains of antiquity performed their exploits only by correct combinations , and by justly comparing the relation between means . and ...
... means to ends . Means to ends , is the motto of all his behavior . He believed that the great captains of antiquity performed their exploits only by correct combinations , and by justly comparing the relation between means . and ...
Page 250
... means whereby we work . Look , he says , at the tools with which this world of yours is to be built . As we cannot make a planet , with atmosphere , rivers , and forests , by means of the best carpenters ' or engineers ' tools , with ...
... means whereby we work . Look , he says , at the tools with which this world of yours is to be built . As we cannot make a planet , with atmosphere , rivers , and forests , by means of the best carpenters ' or engineers ' tools , with ...
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action Alcott American appears beauty behold benefit better Boston Bronson Alcott Brook Farm Cabot called Carlyle character church common conservatism divine doctrine earth Emerson England essay exist F. B. Sanborn fact faith feel garden genius George William Curtis give heart heaven Henry Thoreau Heracleitus honor hope hour human ideas inspiration intellect John Sterling Journal labor land lecture light live look means ment mind moral nature never noble Over-Soul Paul of Russia persons Phi Beta Kappa philosophy plant Plato Plotinus Poems poet poetry Ralph Waldo Emerson reform religion scholar seems sense sentiment society solitude soul speak spirit stand stars sublime things thou thought tion trade Transcendentalist true truth ture universal virtue whilst whole wish words writing Xenophanes young youth