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 misunderstood"
• Be bold 
• "We pass for what we are"
• Honor is timeless

First impression:
   This essay was very interesting. I really liked how it emphasizes the idea of speaking your own thoughts.