Emerson’s Essay On Self-Reliance - Are You A Conformist? Part 2 of 2 »
Posted By manifest 11 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsThe second section of “Self-Reliance” offers more suggestions for the individual who wants to achieve the desirable quality of self-reliance . Emerson begins with a directive: “Let a man then know his worth, and keep things under his feet.” Material objects, especially those that are imposing— Emerson cites magnificent buildings and heroic works of art, including costly books—often intimidate people by making them feel of lesser worth. This feeling of inferiority is a mistake: Humans determine an object’s worth, not vice versa.
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