“The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid-1800s. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society. Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground-breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence". Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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“A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.”
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“The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.”
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“We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.”
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“There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.”
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“Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.”
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“Good men must not obey the laws too well.”
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“Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.”
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“A great man is always willing to be little.”
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“Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.”
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“The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.”
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“If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.”
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“Every spirit makes its house, and we can give a shrewd guess from the house to the inhabitant.”
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“Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.”
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“Nature hates calculators.”
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“Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.”
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“Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.”
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“No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.”
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“It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”
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“As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.”
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