The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the usurpation of particulars ; to penetrate to their catholic sense. Things seem to say one thing, and say the reverse. The... Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson ... - Página 150por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1880Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 270 páginas
...larger generalizations. The lesson of life is, practically to generalize, to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the...appearance is immoral ; the result is moral. Things seem to lead downward, to justify despondency, to promote rogues, to defeat the just ; and by knaves as by... | |
| Andrew Jackson Davis - 1855 - 452 páginas
...in need of a lesson. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the...Things seem to say one thing, and say the reverse. Appearance is immoral; the result is moral. Things seem to tend downward, to justify despondency, to... | |
| Andrew Jackson Davis - 1868 - 500 páginas
...in need of a lesson. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the...Things seem to say one thing, and say the reverse. Appearance is immoral; the result is moral. Things seem to tend downward, to justify despondency, to... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 508 páginas
...larger generalizations. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the...seem to tend downward, to justify despondency, to pro^ mote rogues, to defeat the just ; and, by knaves, as by martyrs, the just cause is carried forward.... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 238 páginas
...to be surrounded. Man helps himself by larger generalizations. The lesson of life is practically I to generalize ; to believe what the years aud the...particulars; to penetrate to their catholic sense. Tilings seem to say one thing, and say the reverse. The appearance is immoral ; the result is moral.... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 290 páginas
...larger generalizations. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say, against the hours ; to resist the...penetrate to their catholic sense. ^Things seem to say one tiling, and say the reverse. The appearance is immoral ; the result is moral. Things seem to tend downward,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 252 páginas
...larger generalizations. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the 'years uud the centuries say against the hours; to resist the...penetrate to their catholic sense. Things seem to say one tiling, and say the reverse. The appearance is immoral; the result is moral. Things seem to tend downward,... | |
| Charles Lowe, Henry Wilder Foote, John Hopkins Morison, Henry H. Barber, James De Normandie - 1883 - 592 páginas
...generalize : to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the usurpatioii of particulars, to penetrate to their catholic sense."...Things seem to say one thing, and say the reverse." A broad, wholesome vein of common sense is everywhere apparent. His most original statements are supported... | |
| Concord School of Philosophy - 1884 - 488 páginas
...larger generalizations. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say, against the hours ; to resist the...particulars ; to penetrate to their catholic sense." "With the most practical eye and hand to deal with evils and with sin, his philosophical optimism is... | |
| Andrew Jackson Davis - 1884 - 460 páginas
...in need of a lesson. The lesson of life is practically to generalize ; to believe what the years and the centuries say against the hours ; to resist the...particulars ; to penetrate to their catholic sense. Tilings seem to say one thing, and say the reverse. Appearance is immoral; the result is moral. Things... | |
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