 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
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2005 - 69 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... | |
 | Larry Chang - 2006 - 826 pages
...chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits ... he has gained facts, learned his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit, has got moderation and real skill. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882 There is no education like adversity. - Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881... | |
 | Tom Walsh - 2007 - 200 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." 10. To love and to hold due reverence for all people and all things, but to stand in awe or fear of... | |
 | Lois Gerber Franke - 2007 - 285 pages
...something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood. He has gained facts, learned his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit, has got moderation and real skill . . . Blame is safer than praise ... In general, every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor... | |
 | Capt Brad Borden Usa (Ret ) - 2007 - 239 pages
...something; he has been put on his wits; on his manhood; he has gained the facts; learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill, Ralph Waldo Emerson May 31 Moderation Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful,... | |
 | John T. Lysaker - 2008 - 244 pages
...of our engagements if a spirit of selfpreservation rules us. In "Compensation," Emerson pronounces: "The wise man throws himself on the side of his assailants....interest than it is theirs to find his weak point" (CW2, 68). And later, in "Culture": "As soon as he sides, with his critic, against himself, with joy,... | |
 | 1916 - 656 pages
..."Sultan" within her mind. 14 Pp. 131 ff. CHAUCER'S SINNERS AND SINS "The wise man," says Emerson, "always throws himself on the side of his assailants." "It...interest than it is theirs to find his weak point." Hence it is the part of wisdom as well as of courtesy to deem Mr. Lowes as truly my ally in the cause... | |
 | 1916 - 698 pages
...Sultan" within her mind. u Pp. 131 S. CHAUCER'S SINNERS AND SINS "The wise man," says Emerson, "always throws himself on the side of his assailants." "It...interest than it is theirs to find his weak point." Hence it is the part of wisdom as well as of courtesy to deem Mr. Lowes as truly my ally in the cause... | |
 | 1912 - 804 pages
...something. He has been put on his wits, on his manhood. He has gained facts. He 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 the assailants. It is more to his interests than it is to theirs... | |
 | 1901 - 904 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... | |
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