They do not seem to me to be such; but if I am the Devil's child, I will live then from the Devil." No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after... The American Scholar,: Self-reliance, Compensation, - Page 53by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Burroughs - 1896 - 292 pages
...and knows that his will is higher and more excellent than all actual and all possible antagonists." "A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he." "Great works of art," he again says, "teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression... | |
| 1896 - 234 pages
...that he will not violate his own constitution, which ordains that he shall act fully and freely. " The only right is what is after my constitution ; the only wrong what is against it." He must account to himself for everything, must absolve himself to himself. The law of his action is... | |
| Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 482 pages
...if I am the Devil's child, I will live then from the Devil." No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily...of all opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he. I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies... | |
| 1897 - 586 pages
...faith. " Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul ; unbelief in denying them. " " The only right is what is after my constitution ; the only wrong what is against it. " So said Emerson, and in the same strain Dr. Martineau : "If to rest on authority is to mean an acceptance... | |
| 1898 - 462 pages
...can be sacred to me but that of iny nature. Good ann. bad are but munt» very readily trausferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong what is against if. 415 tweeledig op : als zijn en als zóó-zijn. Dus is kwaad óf tegennatuurlijk of niet-zóo-zijn... | |
| Samuel James Andrews - 1898 - 396 pages
...around him, but he carries the standard of right and wrong in his own bosom. As expressed by one : " The only right is what is after my constitution ; the only wrong, what is against it." The interests of society hold a subordinate place. What is useful to myself is good and right ; what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 380 pages
...if I am the Devil's child, I will live then from the Devil.' No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily...all opposition, as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he. I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies... | |
| Horatio Willis Dresser - 1899 - 288 pages
...fellow-men. The straight and narrow line of development may be followed by all who obey Emerson's rule, "The only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong is what is against it." That is, every time the social demands are too great, and you cannot meet them... | |
| Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - 1901 - 398 pages
...yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. No law can 120 be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily...is what is after my constitution ; the only wrong is what is against it. A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if every- 125... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 206 pages
...if I am the Devil's child, I will live then from the Devil." No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right i/is what is after my constitution; the only " "/ l}wronS what is against it. A man is to carry himself... | |
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