 There goes in the world a notion that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudinarian, — as unfit for any handiwork or public labor as a penknife for an axe. The so-called "practical men" sneer at speculative men, as if, because they speculate or...  Representative Phi Beta Kappa Orations - Page 31edited by - 1915 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harriet Martineau - 1838 - 264 pages
...mind of the past, and action in life. He concludes with a consideration of the duty of the scholar. " There goes in the world a notion that the scholar...valetudinarian, as unfit for any handiwork or public labour as a penknife for an axe. The so-called * practical men' sneer at speculative men as if, because... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1838 - 318 pages
...mind of the past; and action in life. He concludes with a consideration of the duty of the scholar. " There goes in the world a notion that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudinarian,—as unfit for any handiwork or public labour as a penknife for an axe. The so-called... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...the oracle; and all the rest he rejects, were it never so many times Plato's and Shakspeare's. III. There goes in the world a notion, that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudinarian,—as unfit for any handiwork, or public labour, as a penknife for an axe. The so-called... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...American colleges will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer every year. III. There goes in the world a notion, that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudinarian,—as unfit for any handiwork or public labour, as a penknife for an axe. The so-called... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...American colleges will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer every year. III. There goes in the world a notion, that the scholar...valetudinarian/ — as unfit for any handiwork or public labour, as a penknife for an axe. The so-called " practical men" sneer at speculative men, as if, because... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...American colleges will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer every year. III. There goes in the world a notion, that the scholar...valetudinarian, — as unfit for any handiwork or public labour, as a penknife for an axe. The so-called " practical men" sneer at speculative men, as if, because... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 400 pages
...American colleges will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer every year. 8* III. There goes in the world a notion, that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudina-, rian, — as unfit for any handiwork or public labor, as a penknife for an axe. The so-called... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 326 pages
...will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer every year. III. There goes in tlie world a notion, that the scholar should be a recluse,...The so-called " practical men " sneer at speculative infill, as if, because they speculate or see, tliey could do nothing. I have heard it said that the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880 - 328 pages
...sliould~"bE"!n-ectnse, a valetudinarian, — as unfit ToTany handiwork or public labor, as a penknife for an «tp The so-called " practical men " sneer at speculative men, as if, because they speculate or sue, they could do nothing. I have heard it said that the clergy — who are always, more universally... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 674 pages
...American colleges will recede in their public importance, whilst they grow richer even,- year. III. There goes in the world a notion that the scholar...valetudinarian. — as unfit for any handiwork or pnUio labor as a penknife for an axe. The so-oalled " practical men " sneer at speculative men. as... | |
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