Ralph Waldo Emerson



Ralph Waldo Emerson

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born May 25, 1803
died December 13, 1901
gender male
place of birth United States

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century.


books by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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avg rating: 4.18 | 1493 ratings | 133 distinct works
Self-Reliance and Other Essays Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.10 — 533 ratings — published 1993
4 editions
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The Essential Writings of Ralp... The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.30 — 261 ratings — published 2000
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Ralph Waldo Emerson : Essays a... Ralph Waldo Emerson : Essays and Lectures (Library of America)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.40 — 158 ratings — published 1983
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Nature and Selected Essays Nature and Selected Essays (Penguin Classics)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Larzer Ziff
avg rating 4.11 — 111 ratings — published 2003
8 editions
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The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emer... The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.41 — 46 ratings — published 2006
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Emerson: Selected Essays Emerson: Selected Essays (Penguin Classics)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Larzer Ziff
avg rating 4.05 — 44 ratings — published 1982
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Emerson's Prose and Poetry Emerson's Prose and Poetry (Norton Critical Editions)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.12 — 32 ratings — published 2001
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Essays & Poems by Ralph Waldo ... Essays & Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics Trade Paper)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.15 — 27 ratings — published 2005
4 editions
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected ... Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected Essays, Lectures and Poems (Mass Market Paperback)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.32 — 19 ratings — published 1990
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Essays: First and Second Serie... Essays: First and Second Series (Paperback)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
avg rating 4.40 — 15 ratings — published 1990
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quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
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"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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