 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
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...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 ciatrizes and falls off from him like a dead skin and when they would triumph, lo! he has passed on... | |
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