"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born: 25-05-1803 – Died: 27-04-1882
Nationality: American
Known for: Poet, Philosopher, essayist
About Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), known as Waldo, was a leading American essayist lecturer and philosopher. He led the Transcendentalist movement. Emerson was a champion of individualism and critical thinking. His essay "Nature" formulated Transcendentalism. His speech "The American Scholar" was called America's "intellectual Declaration of Independence". He wrote extensively on individuality freedom and the relationship between the soul and the world.
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"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."