The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 47
... It is 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.
... It is 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 53
... truth . Check this lying hospitality and lying affec- tion . Live no longer to the expecta- tion of these deceived and deceiving people with whom we converse . Say to them , O father , O mother , O wife , O brother , O ' friend , I have ...
... truth . Check this lying hospitality and lying affec- tion . Live no longer to the expecta- tion of these deceived and deceiving people with whom we converse . Say to them , O father , O mother , O wife , O brother , O ' friend , I have ...
Page 55
... truth with me , cleave to your com- Self- panions ; I will seek my own . I do Reliance this not selfishly , but humbly and truly . It is alike your interest and mine and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth ...
... truth with me , cleave to your com- Self- panions ; I will seek my own . I do Reliance this not selfishly , but humbly and truly . It is alike your interest and mine and all men's , however long we have dwelt in lies , to live in truth ...
Page 57
... seem to be drawn out , and we are becoming timorous despond- ing whimperers . We are afraid of truth , afraid of fortune , afraid of death , and afraid of each other . Our age yields no great and great and perfect persons Self- 57.
... seem to be drawn out , and we are becoming timorous despond- ing whimperers . We are afraid of truth , afraid of fortune , afraid of death , and afraid of each other . Our age yields no great and great and perfect persons Self- 57.
Page 62
... not , attend your own work , and already the evil begins to be repaired . Our sympathy is just as base . We come to them who weep foolishly , and sit down and cry for company , instead of imparting to them truth and 62.
... not , attend your own work , and already the evil begins to be repaired . Our sympathy is just as base . We come to them who weep foolishly , and sit down and cry for company , instead of imparting to them truth and 62.
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