Self-Reliance
What metaphors are used in Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson?
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To demonstrate the unity and effectiveness of an apparently inconsistent course through life, Emerson uses a sailing journey as a metaphor: "The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks."
Self-Reliance