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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;The 6 essays and one address in this volume outline the great transcendentalist's moral idealism as well as hinting at the later scepticism that colored his thought. In addition to the celebrated title essay, the others included here are &quot;History,&quot; &quot;Friendship,&quot; &quot;The Over-Soul,&quot; &quot;The Poet&quot; and &quot;Experience,&quot; plus the well-known and frequently read Harvard Divinity School Address.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[when i read this i was 20 and under the impression that what was shitty about the world and people could be changed and that me and my friends could make an impact for the better on people just by talking to them and reasoning with them.<br/>since then i've lost god and watch w &quot;win&quot; back...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12980394">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Emerson has a way with words that I find seldom matched by others.  His prose is rich with imagery that it feels as though I am constructing a physical edifice out of his ideas as I read. My own bias is apparent in the fact that part of the reason I like Emerson so much is that my own meditations on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72949365">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Being a non-conformist is fine.  But that doesn’t mean you are exempt from the moral code of the society in which you live, or that you are superior to those around you.  Or that that God is speaking through the genuine actions of your pure, undying soul.  After reading “Self-Reliance”, I unde...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43567651">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had read this when I was in high school and I remember having liked it very much.   Now, not so much.   But what a freeing guy Emerson is.   You can read what I wrote.  Or not read it.   Or like it.   Or criticize it.  Emerson whispers in my ear, “What care you?”<br/><br/><br/><br/>“Self...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60373756">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay....Sooooo....I didn't understand half of this. It reads to me like the book of Proverbs. There are random sentences that I get and the the rest I was thinking, &quot;what?&quot; You could pick a random paragraph and get some good mental food to chew on. The only reason I'm giving it a two was b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52825192">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Ne te quaesiveris extra.&quot; <br/><br/>i loved these essays in high school despite having to read emerson for a presentation. this is one book i really wish were here on my shelf and not back in indiana.<br/><br/>&quot;So use all that is called Fortune. Most men gamble with her, and gain...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8416401">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The essay &quot;Self-Reliance&quot; has been immensely important to me. If ever you are going through tough times, or feel that you are not being treated as well as you deserve, or fear that you are too dependent on another person for your happiness, or are just wondering about what it really means ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56540379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Emerson has always been the kind of writer that I never could sit myself down to read; Emerson and Thoreau. However, years later out of college and I <em>think</em> I'm finally getting to understand him. His essay on Compensation hooked me in, and now I want to see how much more I can handle. ;-)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read Emerson in an Early American Lit class in college.  I don't think I would have gotten into his writing if it wasn't done in a classroom setting though because it's not easy reading.  <br/><br/>Anyway, I think he was brilliant and innovative.  Self Reliance is my all-time favorite essa...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book really opened my eyes to obtaining genuinely positive &amp; natural feelings. some of the most original, and inspiring words and phrases i have ever happened upon. hopefully i can edit this because i'd love to write more, just trying to get some stuff on here.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is a reason that nearly every high school graduation valedictorian/salutatorian speech quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson. <u>Self-Reliance and Other Essays</u> makes the reasons for this phenomenon clear.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[AHHH we have so much alike, it's creepy! Soul frienddd &hearts;<br/><br/>List of essays in order from most awesome to least awesome:<br/>1. Self-Reliance<br/>2. Friendship<br/>3. Circles<br/>4. Love<br/>5. Gifts]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great idea that I think we are all trying to achieve. Although, I think there is something to be said for community based action. <br/><br/><br/>Teton Co Library call number:814.3 EMERSON]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow....When I read someone as gifted as RWE, I feel like Mr. Potato head.  Have I ever really had an original thought? Very inspirational and also very challenging.  KLW]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I should read Self-Reliance every year, make it an annual event, a reminder to be true to myself.  A literary prescription for confidence, peace and presence of mind.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this is one of those books that should be in a study group---especially the essay &quot;Self-Reliance&quot;.  I have to go real slow with reading this, because it provokes alot of 'thought' energy.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to read this in HS and hated that someone 'made' me read it.  Boy, do years teach you things and give you wisdom.  A must-read for everyone.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[good read. some of his thoughts were very relevant to my own beliefs but I had a hard time with the style of his writing.]]></body>
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