 Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as...  Education - Page 2881921Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 616 pages
...two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, — so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in oilier men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must,... | |
 | 1838 - 536 pages
...a favorite, but the sound estate of every man. Genius looks forward. Man hopes. Genius creates." " Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings." "One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come,—as come they must,— when... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come,— as come they must,—when... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 404 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when... | |
 | 1898 - 404 pages
...his hindhead. . ^ Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordin•^ ated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — 'when... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instrument. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, — as come they must, —... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 400 pages
...for two hundred years. Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments....• / are for the scholar's idle times. When he can \j read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings.... | |
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