Self-Reliance Essays (287 words) - Virtue, Self-Reliance, De, Peace

Self-Reliance Self-Reliance: It can mean two things to some people and it does to me. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. These are the two quotes I chose because they both mean something to me and helped me get what Emerson meant when he was writing. The first quote is. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. This is the first type of self-reliance is purely self- reliance in what you do with your life how you live it and what principles you learn and take from others. So when Emerson says Nothing can bring you peace but yourself he means it doesnt go looking for peace thru someone else find it yourself with your ideals and principles. And then the second quote Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. This look on self-reliance is purely within its saying that to trust your ideals and principles you have to first trust yourself, and this is something that I personally struggled with when I was deciding on whether or not I wanted to go back to college I didnt trust myself to complete the class work and feared I would only end up failing again. In conclusion Emerson piece on self-reliance has many different ways to interpret it some can be seen as negative and others positive to me his whole essay was simply trying to get people to think about how they go about things and to believe in themselves instead of the norm of the world.