About Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
Ralph Waldo EmersonPeople with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
Ralph Waldo EmersonGreat hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
Ralph Waldo EmersonBad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo EmersonThis time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson