Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, 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 a...
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.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.