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Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet.
* He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1803.
* He graduated from Harvard University in 1821.
* He was a Unitarian minister for a short time, but he left the ministry in 1832.
* He was a leading figure in the transcendentalist movement.
* He wrote many essays, including "Self-Reliance" and "Nature."
* He died in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1882.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in American literature.
* His ideas have had a profound influence on American thought and culture.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
You become what you think about all day long.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn
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