 The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they, — let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward and not forward. But genius looks forward : the eyes...  History, Self-reliance, Nature, Spiritual Laws, The American Scholar - Page 157by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1908 - 446 pages
...college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. .That is good, say they — let us hold by this. They pin...not his; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words; manners, actions,... | |
 | David Graham - 1908 - 410 pages
...stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they, — let us hold by this. They pin one down. They look backward and not forward. But genius...; not in his hindhead. Man hopes ; genius creates. . . . There are creative manners, there are creative actions and creative words ; manners, actions,... | |
 | David Graham - 1908 - 410 pages
...stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,—let us hold by this. They pin one down. They look backward and not forward. But genius...forward : the eyes of man are set in his forehead; not ia his hindhead. Man hopes; genius creates. . . . There are creative manners, there are creative actions... | |
 | David Graham - 1908 - 408 pages
...it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,— let us hold by this. They pin one down. They look backward and not forward. But genius looks forward : the eyes of man are set in... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 508 pages
...it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,...his ; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words; manners, actions,... | |
 | 1909 - 540 pages
...it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,...his ; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words ; manners, actions,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 512 pages
...the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,—let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward...not his; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words; manners, actions,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1912 - 314 pages
...is progressive. The book, the 10 college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,...down. They look backward and not forward. But genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his 15 hindhead. Man hopes. Genius... | |
 | 1911 - 448 pages
...college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. .That is good, say they — let us hold by this. They pin...his ; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words; manners, actions,... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1911 - 412 pages
...college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. That is good, say they — let us hold by this. They pin...not his; cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words; manners, actions,... | |
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