Basic Selections from Emerson: Essays, Poems & Apothegms

action American apothegms astronomy atheism beauty believe Bergenfield better botany called character church Confucius conversation divine doctrine earth eternal evil fact fear feel force genius give Goethe gutta-percha hand hear heart heaven HENRY DAVID THOREAU hobgoblin honor hour human idea instinct intellect James Naylor labor light live look Marcus Aurelius matter means mind moral sentiment nation nature never numbers opinion perfect persons Phidias philosophy plant Plato poet poetry political poor RALPH WALDO EMERSON reform religion rich scholar secret seems sense Shakespeare slavery society Socrates solitude soul speak spirit stand stars Stoicism talent things thou thought tion tism true truth Unitarianism universe virtue vulgar whilst whole wisdom wise wish words write youth Zeus