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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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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
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“Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.”
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“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”