 He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets, — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation ; but he shuts the door of truth.  Essays: First Series - Página 307por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 333 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1928 - 418 páginas
...class-room, is said to be one of the most prominent men " on the campus." " God offers to every mind the choice between truth and repose. Take which you please — you can never have both." So says Emerson, the American master of wisdom. Perhaps in the fortunate and somewhat artificial life... | |
 | 1897 - 902 páginas
...them catch and hang your own experiences, till what was onoe his thought has become your character. " God offers to every mind its choice between truth...Take which you please ; you can never have both." " Discontent is want of self-reliance ; it is infirmity of will." " It is impossible for a man to be... | |
 | 1928 - 732 páginas
...in the evaluation of his own efforts. Among other statements on searching for truth Emerson said : "He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept...rest, commodity and reputation ; but he shuts the door to truth." "He in whom the love of truth predominates will keep himself aloof from all moorings, and... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 1982 - 782 páginas
...felt, not observed. But to do so means applying oneself to the task daily. Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "God offers to every mind Its choice between truth...Take which you please — you can never have both. " No professional man has the right to prefer his own personal peace to the happiness of mankind; his... | |
 | Merton M. Sealts, Professor Merton M Sealts, Jr. - 1982 - 446 páginas
...Moby-Dick, and the distinctive phrasing of Melville's 1849 letter to Duyckinck about "Emerson's rainbow": God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please,—you can never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates. He in whom the love... | |
 | George N. Marshall - 1988 - 260 páginas
...individuals: Every human being has a choice between truth and repose. Take which you please, you cannot have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates....rest, commodity and reputation; but he shuts the door on truth. He in whom the love of truth predominates will keep himself aloof from all moorings and afloat.... | |
 | George Monteiro - 1988 - 196 páginas
...his labor (and in the poem's as well), the farmer-poet illustrates Emerson's meaning when he wrote: "God offers to every mind its choice between truth...never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates."6 We do not know for certain in the end whether Frost's "fact" is "true poetry, and the... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 páginas
...like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her froth. John Milton (1608-1674) English poet God offers to every mind its choice between truth...repose. Take which you please; you can never have both. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1883) American essayist, port, philosopher It is the calling of great men,... | |
 | Sy Safransky - 1990 - 174 páginas
...forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? — Chuang Tzu God offers to every mind its choice between truth...repose. Take which you please; you can never have both. — Ralph Waldo Emerson All the passions produce prodigies. A gambler is capable of watching and fasting... | |
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