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, 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...
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Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
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As you get older, it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.