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 champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as...
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When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
Feeling special is the worst kind of cage a person can build for himself.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
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