The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 34
... genius , that He is confounded with virtue and the possible of man . An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as the Reformation , of Luther ; Quakerism , of Fox ; Method- ism , of Wesley ; Abolition , of Clark- sons 34.
... genius , that He is confounded with virtue and the possible of man . An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as the Reformation , of Luther ; Quakerism , of Fox ; Method- ism , of Wesley ; Abolition , of Clark- sons 34.
Page 39
... genius , the es- sence of virtue , the essence of life , Self- which we call Spontaneity or In- Reliance stinct . We denote this primary wis- dom as Intuition , whilst all later teachings are tuitions . In that deep force , the last ...
... genius , the es- sence of virtue , the essence of life , Self- which we call Spontaneity or In- Reliance stinct . We denote this primary wis- dom as Intuition , whilst all later teachings are tuitions . In that deep force , the last ...
Page 58
... they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges , and is installed in an office within one year afterwards in the cities or suburbs of Boston or New 58.
... they lose all heart . If the young merchant fails , men say he is ruined . If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges , and is installed in an office within one year afterwards in the cities or suburbs of Boston or New 58.
Page 77
... genius returns to essential man . We reckoned the improve- ments of the art of war among the triumphs of science , and yet Napol- eon conquered Europe by the Biv- ouac , which consisted of falling back on naked valor , and ...
... genius returns to essential man . We reckoned the improve- ments of the art of war among the triumphs of science , and yet Napol- eon conquered Europe by the Biv- ouac , which consisted of falling back on naked valor , and ...
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