In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation, patient of neglect, patient of reproach, and bide his own time — happy enough if he can satisfy himself alone that this day he has seen something... Complete Works - Page 105by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899Full view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1912 - 314 pages
...the earth affirm it to be the crack of doom. In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstrac- 15 tion, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...right step. For the instinct is sure that prompts 20 him to tell his brother what he thinks. He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 148 pages
...of the 25 earth affirm it to be the crack of doom. In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself ; add observation to observation,...that this day he has seen something truly. Success treads2 30 on every right step. For the instinct is sure, that prompts him to tell his brother what... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 584 pages
...honorable of the earth affirm it to be the crack of doom. In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...that prompts him to tell his brother what he thinks. I He then learns, that in going down into the secrets of his own mind, he has descended into the secrets... | |
| Charles Huggins - 1979 - 252 pages
...Emulsions, by Paul E. Schurr 1 77 References 185 Index 213 In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...himself alone that this day he has seen something truly. Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar" This volume is a commonplace book describing our ways to... | |
| Edward Shils - 1991 - 644 pages
...He was much given to quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson: "In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...time — happy enough if he can satisfy himself alone this day he has seen something truly." But these statements provide little insight into how these scientific... | |
| David Wisdo - 1993 - 168 pages
...is, rather, a demanding task pursued in solitude: "In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...of neglect, patient of reproach; and bide his own time,—happy enough if he can satisfy himself alone that his day he has seen something truly." 4 On... | |
| Kenneth Sacks - 2003 - 426 pages
...popular cry. He and he only knows the world. ... In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...neglect, patient of reproach; and bide his own time. ... In selftrust, all the virtues are comprehended." So much did Emerson think of himself as the self-reliant... | |
| Denis Donoghue - 2008 - 303 pages
...we call "the public intellectual." Emerson says: In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...sure, that prompts him to tell his brother what he thinks.35 That seems to endorse not necessarily the daily journalist with a few columns to fill or... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2005 - 264 pages
...honorable of the earth affirm it to be the crack of doom. In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself; add observation to observation,...himself alone that this day he has seen something truly. Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which... | |
| 金圣才 - 2006 - 216 pages
...unvexed by selfish interests. — Grover Cleveland (72) In silence, in steadiness, in severe abstraction, let him hold by himself, add observation to observation,...happy enough if he can satisfy himself alone that day he has seen something truly. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (73) Work is the grand cure for all the maladies... | |
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