About Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and...
More quotations from Ralph Waldo Emerson
Insist on yourself; never imitate… Every great man is unique.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
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