The Conduct of Life

He reads my mind. How can I fault him? My flaws are virtues in his view. Ever buoyant in my passions, we are kindred spirits. "Love the day," Emerson says. And I do. Take this up without reservation. Open to any page and breath in. Think of rolling banks of soft lawn by a river, a blanket spread bene......more

The guy could write a sentence. Seriously. And he wore his learning lightly. If you’re tuned to it, you can see how he is responding to philosophical developments of the preceding century with wit and originality. Or you can just revel, as I did, in the imagery and phrasing. Beautiful.......more

This is a book Emerson wrote in the latter years of his career, and it really shows how much he's changed both as a person and in his philosophy. He's become more balanced, more practical, less radical, less idealistic. You can't find a more practical topic than the conduct of life! Some of these es......more

There is always a best way of doing everything. —Behaviour __________ I suffer, every day, from the want of perception of beauty in people. They do not know the charm with which all moments and objects can be embellished . . . —Culture Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the......more

It's amazing to think that a person from a century ago was able to decipher and recognize the nature of human disposition. "The Conduct of Life" observes our society through the eyes of a person who have seen many and provides a general discourse in what works and what doesn't. However, this notion......more