 may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent, namely, knowledge and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labour cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind, and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat, the...  Essays [1st ser., ed.] with preface by T. Carlyle - Page 94by Ralph Waldo [essays] Emerson - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 478 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind, and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 104 pages
...whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or Slolen, but that which they represent, namely, knowledge and...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind, and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | 1909 - 540 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind; and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 508 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind; and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 496 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind; and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 512 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind; and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 636 pages
...virtue, cannot be counterfeited qr stolen. These ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertion» of the mind ; and in obedience to pure motives. The cheat, the defaulter, the gambler, cannot extort the benefit, cannot extort the knowledge of material and moral nature which his honest care... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 148 pages
...labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. These is ends of labor cannot be answered but by real exertions of the mind, and in obedience to pure motives.... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1914 - 248 pages
...labour is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...motives. The cheat, the defaulter, the gambler, cannot extort the knowledge of material and moral nature which his honest care and pains yield to the operative.... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1914 - 248 pages
...labour is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they...motives. The cheat, the defaulter, the gambler, cannot extort the knowledge of material and moral nature which his honest care and pains yield to the operative.... | |
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