The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 47
... a perceiving that Truth and Right are . Hence it becomes a Tranquillity out of the knowing that all things go well . Vast spaces of nature ; the Atlantic Ocean , the South Sea ; vast intervals of time , years , centuries , are of 47.
... a perceiving that Truth and Right are . Hence it becomes a Tranquillity out of the knowing that all things go well . Vast spaces of nature ; the Atlantic Ocean , the South Sea ; vast intervals of time , years , centuries , are of 47.
Page 51
... goes abroad to beg a cup of water of the urns of men . We must go alone . Isolation must precede true society . I like the silent church before the service begins , better than any preaching How far off , how cool , how chaste the ...
... goes abroad to beg a cup of water of the urns of men . We must go alone . Isolation must precede true society . I like the silent church before the service begins , better than any preaching How far off , how cool , how chaste the ...
Page 59
... goes to Congress , buys a township , and so forth , in successive years , and always , like a cat , falls on his feet , is worth a hun- dred of these city dolls . He walks abreast with his days , and feels no shame in not " studying a ...
... goes to Congress , buys a township , and so forth , in successive years , and always , like a cat , falls on his feet , is worth a hun- dred of these city dolls . He walks abreast with his days , and feels no shame in not " studying a ...
Page 63
... goes out to him and embraces him , because he did not need it . We solicit- ously and apologetically caress and celebrate him , because he held on his way and scorned our disapproba- tion . The gods love him because men hated him . " To ...
... goes out to him and embraces him , because he did not need it . We solicit- ously and apologetically caress and celebrate him , because he held on his way and scorned our disapproba- tion . The gods love him because men hated him . " To ...
Page 67
... the ex- pression of his countenance , that he goes the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an inter- loper or a valet . I have no churlish objection to the circumnavigation of the 67.
... the ex- pression of his countenance , that he goes the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an inter- loper or a valet . I have no churlish objection to the circumnavigation of the 67.
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