 I hate to be defended in a newspaper. As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain assurance of success. But as soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.  Essays: First Series - Página 105por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 333 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1912 - 804 páginas
...would triumph, lo ! he has passed on invulnerable. As long as all that is said is against me, I feel certain assurance of success ; but as soon as honeyed...feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies. — Emerson. THE REAL QUEST IN MAN'S LIFE The Kingdom of God is here now, for the Kingdom of God is... | |
 | 1927 - 60 páginas
...countrywoman said : '' Some things come walking back ! " In his essay on ' Compensation ' Emerson says : " In general every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor. Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults. As no man thoroughly understands a CHANGED How... | |
 | 1889 - 682 páginas
...is so subtle a thing that even ethical disagreement will generally disturb it. — Weekly Register. Every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor. As the lSandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills pass into himself, so... | |
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