 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
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 522 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... | |
 | 1899 - 510 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,'' said Emerson. '"THE Covenant Mutual of Galesburg, Illinois we are informed, is proposed to be re-insured... | |
 | 1893 - 388 pages
...tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something ; he has gained facts ; learns his ignorance ; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. In general, every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor. As the Sandwich Islander believes... | |
 | 1910 - 580 pages
...Emerson again, he says of the man who is doing the work: "He has gained facts — learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit ; has got moderation and real skill. . . Do the thing, and you shall have the power ; hut they who do not the thing have not the power."... | |
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