A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance which does not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him; no muse befriends;... Twelve Essays - Page 40by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 296 pages
...has put his heart into his work, and done his best ; but what8 he has said or done otherwise shall9 give him no peace. It is a deliverance which does...deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention, no hope.10 Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place11 the divine providence... | |
| Mrs. G. H. Taylor - 1877 - 144 pages
...to be misunderstood. Emerson. his work, and done the best he could. But what he has done otherwise, shall give him no peace ; it is a deliverance which does not deliver. Emerson. In every work of genius we perceive our own mental thoughts. They come baok to us with a certain... | |
| William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 296 pages
...not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention, no hope. 10 Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place 11 the divine providence has found for you, the societ}' of your contemporaries, the connection of... | |
| 1925 - 700 pages
...measures up to the standard. "Trust thyself; no law is sacred to thee but that of thine own nature. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of contemporaries, the connection of events."6 Surely few men more steadfastly or persistently fulfilled... | |
| Alfred Hudson Guernsey - 1881 - 340 pages
...philosophy appears prominent in the essays. Thus, in the one upon "Self-reliance," we read : SELF-RELIANCE. "Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the Divine Providence baa found for you — the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 350 pages
...his best ; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance whicli does not deliver. In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention, no hope. 3, Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence... | |
| Mary Wilder Tileston - 1884 - 402 pages
...thou there small scope for action see, Do not for this give room to discontent. RC TRENCH. A CCEPT the place the divine providence has found for you,...of your contemporaries, the connection of events. RW EMERSON. ADAPT thyself to the things with which thy lot has been cast ; and love the men with whom... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1885 - 234 pages
...; what a '/ saint has felt, he may feel; what at any time has befallen any man, he can understand.' 'Trust thyself! every heart vibrates to that iron...found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connexion of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 402 pages
...when he has put his heart into his work and done his best ; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance which...the place the divine providence has found for you, thesociety of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 408 pages
...when he has put his heart into his work and done his best ; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace. It is a deliverance which...deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no invention, no hope. I Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string./ Accept the place the divine Providence... | |
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