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Essayist & Philosopher
(1803 – 1882) · North America
American essayist, lecturer, and philosopher who led the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-nineteenth century. His essays Self-Reliance and Nature set out a philosophy of individual freedom, intuition, and the moral primacy of the natural world.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.
“The Earth laughs in flowers.
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers.
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.