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- Died
- Nickname
- The Sage of Concord
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, 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 his ideology was disseminated through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesLydia Jackson(September 14, 1835 - April 27, 1882) (his death, 4 children)Ellen Louisa Tucker(September 30, 1829 - February 8, 1831) (her death)
- Pictured on the 3¢ US postage stamp in the Famous American/Authors series, issued 5 February 1940.
- Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
- It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
- What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right.
- Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
- If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst.
- The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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