 | 1835 - 616 pages
...all means go to effect? 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. The one thing in the world of value, is, the active soul, — the soul, free, sovereign, active. This... | |
 | American literature - 1838 - 536 pages
...when they wrote these books." " Books are good only 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." " The soul active sees absolute truth ; and utters truth, or creates. In this action, it is genius... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul,—the soul, free, sovereign, active. This,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...all means go to effect ? They are for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than lo be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul,—the soul, free, sovereign, active. This,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American essays - 1849 - 414 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one • thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to ; this... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 448 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to ; this every... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 404 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one 8 thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to ; this every... | |
 | Education - 1898 - 404 pages
...all means go to effect? 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. The one thing in the world of value is the active soul. This every man is entitled to; this every man... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to : this every... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American literature - 1866 - 298 pages
...all means go to effect ? 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. The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul, — the soul, free, sovereign, active. This,... | |
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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. 
