 Then again, do not tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent I give to such men as do not belong...  The American Scholar,: Self-reliance, Compensation, - Page 54by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 648 pages
...all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that l 3t v v popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building of meetinghouses to the vain end... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884 - 356 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor ? I tell thee thou foolish philanthropist...bought and sold ; for them I will go to prison if . Le ; but your miscellaneous popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building... | |
 | 1886 - 436 pages
...hateful, "because they pollute the morning with their corruption and groans." As to the poor, " Are they my poor ? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...do not belong to me, and to whom I do not belong." Furthermore, as to morals, " Nothing at last is sacred but the integrity of your own mind." "Good and... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 402 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are 'they my poor ? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...go to prison, if need be ; but your miscellaneous popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building of meeting-houses to the vain... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1893 - 126 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...go to prison, if need be ; but your miscellaneous popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building of meetinghouses to the vain end... | |
 | Rev. James Wood - 1893 - 694 pages
...//. Pr. I grieve that grief can teach me nothing, nor carry me one step into real nature. J: mersan. , ; (but) there is a class of persons to whom, by all spiritual affinity, I am bought and sold; for them... | |
 | William Malone Baskervill, James Witt Sewell - 1895 - 358 pages
...probably been bred to, and which will at least give them a chance of becoming President. — HOLMES. 14. I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent, I give to Such as . . . such men as do not belong to me, and to whom I do not whombelong. — EMERSON. 15. That evil... | |
 | 1896 - 234 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor ? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...will go to prison if need be ; but your miscellaneous popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building of meeting-houses to the vain... | |
 | 1896 - 374 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...go to prison, if need be ; but your miscellaneous popular charities ; the education at college of fools ; the building of meetinghouses to the vain end... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 482 pages
...tell me, as a good man did to-day, of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor ? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,...will go to prison if need be: but your miscellaneous popular charities; the education at college of fools; the building of meeting-houses to the vain end... | |
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