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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson is a definitive compilation of the works of the American philosopher, essayist, lecturer, and poet. It encompasses his seminal essays, such as "Self-Reliance" and "Compensation," his lectures on a variety of subjects, his poetry, and his orations, which reflect his profound thoughts on individualism, nature, and the pursuit of truth. This collection provides a comprehensive view of Emerson's intellectual and literary contributions. more

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson

American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

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“If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false statement I could never stay there five minutes. But why come out? The streetis as false as the church, and when I get to my house, or to my manners, or to my speech, I have not got away from the lie.”

“And in cases where profound conviction has been wrought, the eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly drunk with a certain belief. It agitates and tears him, and perhaps almost bereaves him of the power of articulation.”

“The child realizes to every man his own earliest remembrance, and so supplies a defect in our education, or enables us to live over the unconscious history with a sympathy so tender as to be almost personal experience.”

“Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being? There are men, who, by their sympathetic attractions, carry nations withthem, and lead the activity of the human race. And if there be such a tie, that, wherever the mind of man goes, nature will accompany him, perhaps there are men whose magnetisms are of that force to draw material and elemental powers, and, where they appear, immense instrumentalities organize around them.”