 We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we do nothing of ourselves but allow a passage to its beams.  Essays - Page 98by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...comes, if we seek to pry into the soul that causes, all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm. Every man... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 396 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...comes, if we seek to pry into the soul that causes, all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm. Every man... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 324 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...passage to its beams. If we ask whence this comes, _ if we seek to pry into the soul that causes, — all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...whence this comes, if we seek to pry into the soul that causes,—all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...whence this comes, if we seek to pry into the soul that causes,—all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...we seek to pry into the soul that causes, — all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm. Every man... | |
 | Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1849 - 270 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...we seek to pry into the soul that causes, — all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can ailirm. Every man... | |
 | 1849 - 448 pages
...the lap of immense intelligence, which makes us organs of its activity and receivers of its truth. When we discern justice, when we discern truth, we...we seek to pry into the soul that causes, — all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. It« presence or its absence is all we can affirm. . . . Perception... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 352 pages
...and atheism. We lie in the lap of immense intelligence, which iniikes us receivers of its truth and organs of its activity. When we discern justice, when...passage to its beams. If we ask whence this comes, if we souk to pry into the soul that causes, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all... | |
 | 1850 - 548 pages
...beams. If we ask whence this comes, if we seek to pry into the soul that causes, — all metaphysics, all philosophy is at fault. Its presence or its absence is all we can affirm. . . . Perception is not whimsical, but fatal. If I see a trait, my children will see it after me, and... | |
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