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... whom he differed , by the sweet temper and the kindly spirit in which he took his leave . Early in the year 1831 his wife had died , and now the nec- essary severance of the pastoral relation left Mr. Emerson in xii INTRODUCTION.
... whom he differed , by the sweet temper and the kindly spirit in which he took his leave . Early in the year 1831 his wife had died , and now the nec- essary severance of the pastoral relation left Mr. Emerson in xii INTRODUCTION.
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Including The American Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson. essary severance of the pastoral relation left Mr. Emerson in impaired health and downcast spirits . In December , 1832 , he sailed for Sicily , and in the course of his journey- ings ...
Including The American Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson. essary severance of the pastoral relation left Mr. Emerson in impaired health and downcast spirits . In December , 1832 , he sailed for Sicily , and in the course of his journey- ings ...
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... relation between the class of power , and the exclusive and polished circles . The last are always filled or filling from the first . The strong men usually give some allowance even to the petulances of fashion , for 30 that affinity ...
... relation between the class of power , and the exclusive and polished circles . The last are always filled or filling from the first . The strong men usually give some allowance even to the petulances of fashion , for 30 that affinity ...
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... relation , which his daily associates draw him to , else he is shorn of his best beams , and will be 10 an orphan in the merriest club . If you could see Vich Ian Vohr with his tail on ! But Vich Ian Vohr must always carry his ...
... relation , which his daily associates draw him to , else he is shorn of his best beams , and will be 10 an orphan in the merriest club . If you could see Vich Ian Vohr with his tail on ! But Vich Ian Vohr must always carry his ...
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... relation , age , sex and circumstance , at which he usually connives , and now makes many one . 20 High thanks I owe you , excellent lovers , who carry out the world for me to new and noble depths , and enlarge the meaning of all my ...
... relation , age , sex and circumstance , at which he usually connives , and now makes many one . 20 High thanks I owe you , excellent lovers , who carry out the world for me to new and noble depths , and enlarge the meaning of all my ...
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Página 73 - A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — " Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.
Página 185 - Our day of dependence, our long apprenticeship to the learning of other lands, draws to a close. The millions, that around us are rushing into life, cannot always be fed on the sere remains of foreign harvests.
Página 68 - Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs. Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.
Página 66 - Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine Providence has found for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.
Página 196 - The mind now thinks, now acts; and each fit reproduces the other. When the artist has exhausted his materials, when the fancy no longer paints, when thoughts are no longer apprehended and books are a weariness — he has always the resource to live.
Página 68 - Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Página 191 - They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than to be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system.