The Conduct of Life
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Late Emerson: Fate, Power, Wealth, Culture, Behavior, Worship, Considerations by the Way, Beauty, Illusions. More worldly and tempered than the early essays; 'Power' and 'Wealth' are bracing.
Read it if…
you want Emerson on practical life.
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Skip it if…
you want his idealism; this is his realism.
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Three things you will actually use
- Fate is limitation; power is what you do within it.
- Concentration is the secret of strength.
- Wealth is the ability to do what you were made for.
Do this first
Read 'Fate' and 'Power'.
Our verdict
Emerson's realism.
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