What is the line from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay titled Self-Reliance that means something to the effect of "If you choose to live your life by truth, in the end you will see truth".
2006-12-21 09:55:56 · 2 answers · asked by waterbugirl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If we live truly, we shall see truly.
When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; you shall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name
So use all that is called Fortune. Most men gamble with her, and gain all, and lose all, as her wheel rolls. But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings, and deal with Cause and Effect, the chancellors of God. In the Will work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance, and shalt sit hereafter out of fear from her rotations. A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
2006-12-21 10:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo from Kokomo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-21 09:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by tanj 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋