 God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please, — you can never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates. He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy,...  Essays, First Series - 第 312 頁Ralph Waldo Emerson 著 - 1850 - 333 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | George Monteiro - 1988 - 196 頁
...his labor (and in the poem's as well), the farmer-poet illustrates Emerson's meaning when he wrote: "God offers to every mind its choice between truth...never have both. Between these, as a pendulum, man oscillates."6 We do not know for certain in the end whether Frost's "fact" is "true poetry, and the... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 頁
...like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her froth. John Milton (1608-1674) English poet God offers to every mind its choice between truth...repose. Take which you please; you can never have both. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1883) American essayist, port, philosopher It is the calling of great men,... | |
 | Sy Safransky - 1990 - 174 頁
...forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? — Chuang Tzu God offers to every mind its choice between truth...repose. Take which you please; you can never have both. — Ralph Waldo Emerson All the passions produce prodigies. A gambler is capable of watching and fasting... | |
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