The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 2James R. Osgood and Company, 1876 |
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Page 45
... better to suffer injus- tice , than to do it ; that the sinner ought to covet punish- ment ; that the lie was more hurtful than homicide ; and that ignorance , or the involuntary lie , was more calamitous than in- voluntary homicide ...
... better to suffer injus- tice , than to do it ; that the sinner ought to covet punish- ment ; that the lie was more hurtful than homicide ; and that ignorance , or the involuntary lie , was more calamitous than in- voluntary homicide ...
Page 47
... better by no mean , but nature makes that mean , " or , " He that can endure To follow with allegiance a fallen lord , Does conquer him that did his master conquer , And earns a place in the story . " Hamlet is a pure Platonist , and ...
... better by no mean , but nature makes that mean , " or , " He that can endure To follow with allegiance a fallen lord , Does conquer him that did his master conquer , And earns a place in the story . " Hamlet is a pure Platonist , and ...
Page 73
... better . No man can afford to waste his moments in compunctions . " That is active duty , " say the Hindoos , " which is not for our bondage ; that is knowledge , which is for our liberation : all other duty is good only unto weariness ...
... better . No man can afford to waste his moments in compunctions . " That is active duty , " say the Hindoos , " which is not for our bondage ; that is knowledge , which is for our liberation : all other duty is good only unto weariness ...
Page 83
... better than both of you , all muscles and bones , for ten guineas . " Thus , the men of the senses revenge themselves on the professors , and repay scorn for scorn . The first had leaped to conclusions not yet ripe , and say more than ...
... better than both of you , all muscles and bones , for ten guineas . " Thus , the men of the senses revenge themselves on the professors , and repay scorn for scorn . The first had leaped to conclusions not yet ripe , and say more than ...
Page 86
... better defence , as of more safety , and one that can be maintained ; and it is one of more opportunity and range : as , when we build a house , the rule is to set it not too high nor too low , under the wind , but out of the dirt . The ...
... better defence , as of more safety , and one that can be maintained ; and it is one of more opportunity and range : as , when we build a house , the rule is to set it not too high nor too low , under the wind , but out of the dirt . The ...
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