 | 1835 - 616 pages
...of here and there a favorite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...down. They look backward and not forward. But genius always looks forward. The eyes of man arc set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...of here and there a favourite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...down. They look backward, and not forward; but genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...of here and there a favourite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,—let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward, and not forward; but genius always... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 pages
...of here and there a favorite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...Whatever talents may be, if the man create not, the pure efflux of the Deity is not his;—cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative... | |
 | 1849 - 448 pages
...obstructed, and as yet unborn. The soul active sees absolute truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...Whatever talents may be, if the man create not, the pure efflux of the Deity is not his ; — cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame •• The world... | |
 | 1898 - 404 pages
...of here and there a favorite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...not forward. But genius looks forward, the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. . ^ Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading,... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 pages
...truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the inBtitntion of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward aud not forward. But genius looks forward : the eyes of man are bet in his forehead, not in his hindhead... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1865 - 324 pages
...obstructed, and as yet unborn. The soul active sees absolute truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead : inan hopes : genius creates. Whatever talents may be, if the man creates not, the pure efflux of... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...of here and there a favourite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...Whatever talents may be, if the man create not, the pure efflux of the Deity is not his ; — cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...of here and there a favourite, but the sound estate of every man. In its essence it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution...down. They look backward, and not forward ; but genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius... | |
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The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they, — let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward and not forward. But genius looks forward; the eyes of... 
