Ralph Waldo Emerson on Self-Reliance: Advice, Wit, and Wisdom from the Father of Transcendentalism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the great minds of the mid-nineteenth century. His thoughts and views led the Transcendentalist movement, and his writings--especially Self-Reliance--taught people to "trust thyself" and see how their self-worth was more important than anything else. Emerson on Self-Reliance is a wonderful collection of writings that

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (18091882) was a famous poet, essayist, and philosopher who led the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-nineteenth century. His well-known essays include Self-Reliance, The Over-Soul, Circles, The Poet, and Experience. Known as a mentor to writer Henry David Thoreau, Emerson inspired and influenced an entire generation and continues to change the way we think and view the world.