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First Impression: On Self-Reliance

Notes:     "Ne te quaesiveris extra"  Means: do not seek outside yourself or look awithin. "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill" Eminent- respected within a profession Conventional- what's generally done or believed  Admonition- warning "To believe your own thought, to0 believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men" Moses, Plato & Milton spoke what they thought We should trust our own instincts. Have your ideas out loud, live your ideas. Toil is a synonym for work. You are responsible for you own life. Be means do. It's about the actions we take on the world.  "Nothing is at last scared but the integrity of your own mind" Virtues- penances, consistent Person is separate than the deeds Tax on bad behavior Retained attorney   "For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure" Why is being consistent important? "To be great is to be misunders