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1、SELF-RELIANCEbyRalphWaldoEmerson,1841Ireadtheotherdaysomeverseswrittenbyaneminentpainterwhichwereoriginalandnotconventional.Thesoulalwayshearsanadmonitioninsuchlines,letthesubjectbewhatitmay.Thesentimenttheyinstilisofmorevaluethananythoughttheymaycon
2、tain.Tobelieveyourownthought,tobelievethatwhatistrueforyouinyourprivateheartistrueforallmen,thatisgenius.Speakyourlatentconviction,anditshallbetheuniversalsense;fortheinmostinduetimebecomestheoutmost,andourfirstthoughtisrenderedbacktousbythetrumpetso
3、ftheLastJudgment.Familiarasthevoiceofthemindistoeach,thehighestmeritweascribetoMoses,Plato,andMiltonis,thattheysetatnaughtbooksandtraditions,andspokenotwhatmenbutwhattheythought.Amanshouldlearntodetectandwatchthatgleamoflightwhichflashesacrosshismind
4、fromwithin,morethanthelustreofthefirmamentofbardsandsages.Yethedismisseswithoutnoticehisthought,becauseitishis.Ineveryworkofgeniuswerecognizeourownrejectedthoughts:theycomebacktouswithacertainalienatedmajesty.Greatworksofarthavenomoreaffectinglessonf
5、orusthanthis.Theyteachustoabidebyourspontaneousimpressionwithgood-humoredinflexibilitythenmostwhenthewholecryofvoicesisontheotherside.Else,to-morrowastrangerwillsaywithmasterlygoodsensepreciselywhatwehavethoughtandfeltallthetime,andweshallbeforcedtot
6、akewithshameourownopinionfromanother.Thereisatimeineveryman'seducationwhenhearrivesattheconvictionthatenvyisignorance;thatimitationissuicide;thathemusttakehimselfforbetter,forworse,ashisportion;thatthoughthewideuniverseisfullofgood,nokernelofnourishi
7、ngcorncancometohimbutthroughhistoilbestowedonthatplotofgroundwhichisgiventohimtotill.Thepowerwhichresidesinhimisnewinnature,andnonebutheknowswhatthatiswhichhecando,nordoesheknowuntilhehastried.Notfornothingoneface,onecharacter,onefact,makesmuchimpres
8、siononhim,andanothernone.Thissculptureinthememoryisnotwithoutpreestablishedharmony.Theeyewasplacedwhereonerayshouldfall,thatitmighttestifyofthatparticularray.Webuthalfexpressourselves,andareashamedofthatdivineideawhicheachofusrepresents.Itmaybesafely
