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Grand Poohbah
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May 07, 2007 at 02:24 PM
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http://www.youmeworks.com/self_reliance_translated.html
i think it`s a great essay. what do you think? |
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Grand Magnate
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May 07, 2007 at 04:22 PM
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Good one. A real gem. Thank you Lady M.
 
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Grand Poohbah
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May 08, 2007 at 04:14 PM
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i am glad you liked it. i can really relate to it..those staright words.
it makes my mood better every time i read it. so i read parts of it almost every day. got it last monday. |
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Jul 25, 2007 at 06:50 PM
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That was brilliant, and I only got half way through, (finish the rest later). Now to practice it !!?
 I'll see. Very inspiring, I'd like to work on achieving. River. __________________ "Strong passions are the precious raw materials of sanctity" Fulton Sheen |
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Sep 03, 2007 at 08:30 AM
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"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."
More of his writing here: http://www.emersoncentral.com/selfreliance.htm __________________ "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." ~Confucius |
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Dec 24, 2007 at 06:25 AM
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Hi!
Just finished reading the essay. Really liked the part where your face hurts when you don't say what you really feel! I think it's so true that we generally tend to bend to the whims of those we think are 'more OK' than us and forget our own worth... and then be clueless about how other people can be great achievers while we can only be great strivers! However, I'm a firm believer in 'assertiveness' skills and can't bring myself to agree that one should go around being rude and scare people off. I think it's sufficient to be honest rather than brutally honest. 
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Dec 24, 2007 at 04:47 PM
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Yeah for the part of being non-conformist!!! I definately am a non-conformist, but I get a tad weary, always battling the 'cry of the voices...' in the other direction......that's a great idea, to read and re-read until you find the strength to be you, no matter how different YOU are...................
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Dec 26, 2007 at 02:54 AM
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Here's a link to the references in Dr Clay's book regarding self reliance: http://www.psychologicalselfhelp.org...=self+reliance
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