 A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages.  The Essay on Self-reliance - Page 2by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 51 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1901 - 554 pages
...Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts : they come back to us with...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with goodhumoured inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1901 - 226 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." It is strange that any one who has recognised the individuality of all works of lasting influence,... | |
 | Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - 1901 - 398 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts ; they come back to us with a certain 20 alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson than this. They teach us to... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 206 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. VYet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back 41 to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1902 - 410 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility, then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow... | |
 | Fred Newton Scott, Joseph Villiers Denney - 1902 - 408 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide \>y our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility, then most when the whole cry of voices... | |
 | Macbeth Gallery - 1896 - 396 pages
...fact that always as good, and frequently much better work, is to be had from American artists. "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...art, have no more affecting lesson for us than this. * * * Do not think the youth has no force because he cannot speak to you and me. Hark ! in the next... | |
 | George W. Rine - 1902 - 290 pages
...must have recreation: literature and art furnish that which is most pure, innocent, and refining. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a sort of alienated majesty. The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness. Study... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 470 pages
...the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 478 pages
...notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected Jioughts ; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty."...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else to-morrow... | |
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