 A great man is always willing to be little. Whilst he sits on the cushion of advantages, he goes to sleep. When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ;...  Essays - Page 107by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 333 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Clarence Edmund Meleney - 1894 - 180 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood; he has gained facts, learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill." 36. Names of Five Eminent Americans. Eminent Statesmen. George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas... | |
 | Charles Benjamin Newcomb - 1897 - 272 pages
...endurance become incalculable, as is frequently shown with maniacs. 47 BITTER MEDICINE. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is...interest than it is theirs to find his weak point. — Emerson. Before the eye can see, it must be incapable of tears. Before the ear can hear, it must... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 380 pages
...something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood; he has gained facts; learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation...than it is theirs to find his weak point. The wound cicatrises and falls off from him like a dead skin, and when they would triumph, lo! he has passed... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 432 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 428 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find... | |
 | 1900 - 496 pages
...something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1901 - 554 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation...than it is theirs to find his weak point. The wound cicatrises and falls off from him like a dead skin, and when they would triumph, lo ! he has passed... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 448 pages
...something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 104 pages
...something ; he has been put on his wits, on 51 his manhood ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation...himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interesl than it is theirs to find his weak point. The wound cicatrizes and falls off from him like... | |
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