Emerson: Who is He that Shall Control Me?
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Emerson: Who is He that Shall Control Me?
His solution? Two words: Trust thyself. In the most famous passage from his essay, Emerson writes, “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the g
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Capital. Which part of me has control? Who defines the alignments between our organs, our bodies, our interests, and our mind? Why can’t I tell my stubbed toe to stop hurting? Or my paper cut to stop bleeding? Isn’t it my body? Is a mind just one thing or is it a bunch of incorporated regions with energy and land rights disputes who secretly hate t
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“He who should inspire and lead his race must be defended from travelling with the souls of other men, from living, breathing, reading, and writing in the daily, time-worn yoke of their opinions.” ~ Emerson
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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.