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Reflecting – Nature

The following snippets are some of my favorite takeaways from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay, Nature. They can be found here, along with my favorite passages from other books and essays that I’ve recently read: http://brandonbartneck.com/favorite-book-takeaways/. From Nature… “…the simple perception of natural forms is a delight.” “To the attentive eye, each moment of the year …

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Reflecting – Self Reliance

The following snippets are some of my favorite takeaways from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay, Self Reliance. They can be found here, along with my favorite passages from other books and essays that I’ve recently read: http://brandonbartneck.com/favorite-book-takeaways/. From Self Reliance… To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private …