Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.”
“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.”
— RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Essayist and philosopher · 1803 – 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and philosopher who led the Transcendentalist movement, arguing for self-reliance, intuition and the spiritual presence in nature. His essays 'Nature' and 'Self-Reliance' shaped American thought, and he mentored both Thoreau and Whitman.
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