Representative Men: Seven LecturesGood Press, 20. 11. 2019 - Počet stran: 221 Representative Men is a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Contents: Uses of great men, Plato ("the Philosopher"), Emanuel Swedenborg ("the Mystic"), Michel de Montaigne ("the Skeptic"), William Shakespeare ("the Poet"), Napoleon ("the Man of the World") and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ("the Writer"). |
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... true light, and in large relations; whilst they must make painful corrections, and keep a vigilant eye on many sources of error. His service to us is of like sort. It costs a beautiful person no exertion to paint her image on our eyes ...
... true light, and in large relations; whilst they must make painful corrections, and keep a vigilant eye on many sources of error. His service to us is of like sort. It costs a beautiful person no exertion to paint her image on our eyes ...
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... true artist has the planet for his pedestal ; the adventurer , after years of strife , has nothing broader than his own shoes . — Our common discourse respects two kinds of use of service from superior men . Direct giving is agreeable ...
... true artist has the planet for his pedestal ; the adventurer , after years of strife , has nothing broader than his own shoes . — Our common discourse respects two kinds of use of service from superior men . Direct giving is agreeable ...
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... true genius seeks to defend us from itself. True genius will not impoverish, but will liberate, and add new senses. If a wise man should appear in our village, he would create, in those who conversed with him, a new consciousness of ...
... true genius seeks to defend us from itself. True genius will not impoverish, but will liberate, and add new senses. If a wise man should appear in our village, he would create, in those who conversed with him, a new consciousness of ...
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... true art is only possible, on the conviction that every talent has its apotheosis somewhere. Fair play, and an open field, and freshest laurels to all who have won them! But heaven reserves an equal scope for every creature. Each is ...
... true art is only possible, on the conviction that every talent has its apotheosis somewhere. Fair play, and an open field, and freshest laurels to all who have won them! But heaven reserves an equal scope for every creature. Each is ...
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PLATO OR THE PHILOSOPHER | |
NEW READINGS | |
SWEDENBORG OR THE MYSTIC | |
MONTAIGNE OR THE SKEPTIC | |
SHAKSPEARE OR THE POET | |
NAPOLEON OR THE MAN OF THE WORLD | |
GOETHE OR THE WRITER | |
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