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Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Proverb

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.”

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Proverb

A nation, like a tree, does not thrive well till it is engrafted with a foreign stock.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Politics

A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Politics

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
(Journals, 1847)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Leadership

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

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