...transmission and reflection," as Newton called them, are the law of nature because they are the law of spirit. The mind now thinks; now acts; and each fit reproduces...the functionary. The stream retreats to its source. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. Does he lack organ or medium to impart...

...superior to art, for when the artist "has exhausted his materials, when the fancy no longer paints... and books are a weariness, he has always the resource to live" (15). Life and art, the world and the word, strive ceaselessly for preeminence in Buckler's works....

...Transcendentalism stand in the service of social reform. To Emerson, the scholar ought to go where the heart leads: "Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. ... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think." It was Emerson's refusal to be...

...as "favoring or biassed toward" something or someone. Here is Emerson weaving some of this together: Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. ... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think. Does he lack organ or medium to...

...them, are the law of nature because they are the law of spirit." Each becomes a resource for the other: "The mind now thinks; now acts; and each fit reproduces the other." And what does this process of undulation create? A trustworthy self. This is the idea toward which...

...transmission and reflection," as Newton called them, are the law of nature because they are the law of spirit. The mind now thinks; now acts; and each fit reproduces...thoughts are no longer apprehended, and books are a weariness,—he has always the resource to live. Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the...

...all. "The true scholar grudges every opportunity of action past by, as a loss of power." And again: "Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary. ... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think." 14 In current terms, "The American...

...20-21. LA CERCA DI HERZOG1 When thè urtisi has exhausted his materìa/s, when thè fancy no ìonger paints, when thoughts are no longer apprehended, and books are a weariness, - he has ahtiays thè resource to live. RW Emerson, «The American Scholar> // sacco di Versaìlles II giorno...

...in the world, of value, is the active soul." In this perspective we can understand him when he says, "Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary."30 Thinking transcends thought, but living is supreme over thinking. These are necessary...

...transmission and reflection," as Newton called them, are the law of nature because they are the law of spirit. The mind now thinks; now acts; and each fit reproduces the other. (E&L 62) The concept of polarity was familiar to Emerson from his reading, especially, of Goethe, one...