 God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please, — you can never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates. He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy,...  Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Page 269by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1892 - 616 pages
...this planet. Then all things are at risk." "God enters by a private door into every individual." " God offers to every mind its choice between truth...Take which you please, —you can never have both." "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not."... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1892 - 590 pages
...this planet. Then all things are at risk." "God enters by a private door into every individual." " God offers to every mind its choice between truth...Take which you please, — you can never have both." "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not."... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1894 - 334 pages
...only the old thought with a new face, and though we make it our own, we instantly crave another ; we are not really enriched. For the truth was in us,...both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed, the first philosophy,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1895 - 334 pages
...only the old thought with a new face, and though we make it our own, we instantly crave another ; we are not really enriched. For the truth was in us,...please, — you can never have both. Between these, as a peadulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates, will accept the first creed,... | |
 | William Malone Baskervill, James Witt Sewell - 1895 - 358 pages
...Whoso is heroic will always find crises to try his edge. 5. Only itself can inspire whom it will. 6. God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please, — you cannot have both. 7. Do what we can, summer will have its flies. 122. The fitness of the term indefinite... | |
 | John White Chadwick - 1896 - 120 pages
...the modern sage out of the deeps of spiritual calm in which he evermore abides. He speaks and says, " God offers to every mind its choice between truth...first philosophy, the first political party he meets. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth. He in whom the love of truth... | |
 | British Homoeopathic Society - 1896 - 564 pages
...Give the medicine until improvement begins, then omit until improvement ceases." Every mind is offered its choice between truth and repose. Take which you...will accept the first creed, the first philosophy he meets (most likely his father's). He gets rest, commodity, and reputation, but he shuts the door... | |
 | John Jay Chapman - 1898 - 264 pages
...them catch and hang your own experiences, till what was once his thought has become your character. " God offers to every mind its choice between truth...repose. Take which you please; you can never have both." " Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will." " It is impossible for a man to be... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 454 pages
...only the old thought with a new face; and though we make it our own, we instantly crave another; we are not really enriched. For the truth was in us,...both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy,... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 462 pages
...only the old thought with a new face; and though we make it our own, we instantly crave another; we are not really enriched. For the truth was in us,...its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please,—you can never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates ever. He in whom the... | |
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