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About Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 – 1882
American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century. Known for his essays on self-reliance, nature, and the power of the individual.
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“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”