A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss. Nature; Addresses, and Lectures - Stran 28avtor: Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 383 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth and his desire to...ideas is broken up by the prevalence of secondary desires—the desire of riches, the desire of pleasure, the desire of power, the desire of praise;... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...corruption of language. When simplicity of character and sovereignty of ideas are broken up by the prevalence of secondary desires, the desire of riches, the... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1853 - 770 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...simplicity of character, and the sovereignty of ideas are broken up by the prevalence of secondary desires, the desire of riches, the desire of pleasure,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 strani
...his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...desires, the desire of riches, of pleasure, of power, aiid of praise — and duplicity and falsehood take place of simplicity and truth, the power over nature... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...prevalence of secondary desires, the desire of riches, the desire of pleasure, the desire of power, the desire of praise,— and duplicity and falsehood take... | |
| Henry Attwell - 1870 - 314 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth and his desire to...of man is followed by the corruption of language. . . . But wise men pierce this rotten diction, and fasten words again to visible things ; so that picturesque... | |
| Henry Attwell - 1870 - 314 strani
...connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his ' love of truth and his desire to...of man is followed by the corruption of language. . . . But wise men pierce this rotten diction, and fasten words again to visible things; so that picturesque... | |
| 1875 - 324 strani
...his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...simplicity of character and the sovereignty of ideas are broken up by the prevalence of secondary desires, — the desire of riches, of pleasure, of power,... | |
| 1896 - 712 strani
...his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss." This sentence suggests a noteworthy kinship between these two men ; indeed it is not strange that Arnold... | |
| Alfred Hudson Guernsey - 1881 - 340 strani
...his thought with the proper symbol,. and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character ; that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to...simplicity of character and the sovereignty of ideas are broken up by the prevalence of secondary desires — the desire of riches, of pleasure, of power,... | |
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