Thought of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson shares a clear message on life direction. The quote urges people to move forward ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, was an influential American essayist, poet and public lecturer, widely regarded as the foremost voice of ...

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IN bringing forward my reflections upon the life and writings of the great man named at the head of this article, I shall not attempt to measure him, or to make an inventory of the gifts with which he ...