 The secret of fortune is joy in our hands. Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide ; him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him because...  The Essay on Self-reliance - Page 39by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 51 pagesFull view - About this book
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