Question

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.

In this excerpt from "Self-Reliance," what idea does Emerson further develop?

Imitation is the lack of trust in oneself.
People have little appreciation of the classics.
Great work is a source of peacefulness.
Opinions are a form of religion.

Answer 1

Imitation is the lack of trust in oneself.

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Answer 2

Opinions are a form of religion.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from "Self Reliance", Ralph Waldo Emerson describes that in every work of genius, there is usually one idea which came to use but we rejected because we failed to see the genius of it then. Then, when it is brought to life by another, we are forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.

In this excerpt from "Self-Reliance," the idea that Emerson further develops is that opinions are a form of religion.