 Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is hid and the stars...  Orations, Lectures and Essays - Seite 88von Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 290 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1835 - 616 Seiten
...of reading, — so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in oilier men's transcripts of their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must,... | |
 | 1838 - 536 Seiten
...a favorite, but the sound estate of every man. Genius looks forward. Man hopes. Genius creates." " Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings." "One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading, as well as creative writing."... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 Seiten
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...when the intervals of darkness come,— as come they must,—when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, we repair... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 Seiten
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come,—as come they must,— when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 Seiten
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which were kindled by... | |
 | 430 Seiten
...obligation to the inspiriting and fortifying influences of his genins. We turn to it with confidence, " when the intervals of darkness come, as come they...the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to this lamp, which was kindled by their ray, to guide our steps to the East again, where the dawn is... | |
 | 1898 - 404 Seiten
...of reading, so it be sternly subordin•^ ated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...of darkness come, as come they must, — 'when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps, which were kindled by... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 402 Seiten
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which \vere kindled by... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 Seiten
...way of reading, so it be sternly subordinated. Man Thinking must not be subdued by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can...of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which were kindled by... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 400 Seiten
...must not be subdued by his instruments. Books • / are for the scholar's idle times. When he can \j read God directly, the hour is too precious to be...of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which were kindled by... | |
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