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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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
“I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.”