 Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession. That which each can do best,...  Essays - Page 68by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Clay Trumbull - 1889 - 210 pages
...— you must stand or fall. Emerson but paraphrases and applies this apostolic truth when he says : " That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. . . . Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much, or dare too much." And quaint old... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1893 - 126 pages
...satisfied also. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare ? l Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin,2 or Washington, or Bacon,3... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1894 - 334 pages
...satisfied also. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare ? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - 1895 - 294 pages
...thus :— ' Insist on yourself — never imitate. Your gift you can present every moment, with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...another you have only an extemporaneous half possession. The way to L speak and write what shall not go out of fashion, is to speak and write sincerely. Take... | |
 | 1896 - 234 pages
...satisfied also. Insist on yourself ; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare ? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton... | |
 | george rice carpenter - 1898 - 498 pages
...satisfied also. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1898 - 494 pages
...satisfied also. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton?... | |
 | William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - 1905 - 754 pages
...said to-day. Insist upon yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation: but...talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half-possession. That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. Every man in his lifetime... | |
 | 1899 - 136 pages
...be repaired. Insist on yourself : never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but...talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half-possession. That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. Do that which is assigned... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 454 pages
...SELF-RELIANCE INSIST on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but...exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakespeare ? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton... | |
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