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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There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.
The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
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The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.
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