...This much truth at all events there is in the startling warning of Emerson, " Never imitate. * * * That which each can do best none but his Maker can teach him." l Thus liberally construed, examples tell in at least three conspicuous directions. peltY" the (0 In...

...strength is born. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but...that person has exhibited it. Where is the master that could have taught Shakespeare? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington,...

..."Self Reliance": "Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift 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."22 Emerson's advice is not always followed, and in some organizations identification can...

...of courage and power. September 19 Being Authentic Focus Insist on [being] yourself; never imitate. That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. Do that which is assigned to you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. Ralph Waldo Emerson...

...recommend custom and tradition, Emerson adds, "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." Thus the highest truth for Emerson: "The way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly...

..."into every intelligence there is a door which is never closed, through which the Creator passes." "That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him." "A man is entitled to be valued by his best moment." But we must grant the same privileges to every...

...flourished. . . 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. -Ralph Waldo Emerson5...

...look like a phony. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you only have an extemporaneous half-possession. That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach...

...never imitate. Your own gift can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole lifetime's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession."43 Everything changes when Nature includes not only the outer world but the inner; if one...

...yourself," Emerson admonishes us, "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." Every great person is unique and not a copy of someone else. "The Scipionism of Scipio...