Emerson, writing 170 years ago and so very timely, on individual integrity and resisting the tyranny of the masses.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Emerson, writing 170 years ago and so very timely, on individual integrity and resisting the tyranny of the masses.
Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function. Living is the functionary… A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.
On this day in 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson gave his timeless speech on character, the life of the mind, and the nature of genius. He was only thirty-four.
The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.
Emerson, born on this day in 1803, on beauty.
Two centuries later, researchers proved the above point in the world of online dating.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, born on this day in 1803, on trusting yourself and the key to genius.
The emotions of benevolence … from the highest degree of passionate love, to the lowest degree of good will, they make the sweetness of life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, born on this day in 1803, on the two pillars of true friendship — timeless wisdom from one of humanity’s gentlest hearts and most luminous minds.
On August 31, 1837, young Emerson took a podium in Cambridge and delivered The American Scholar – a superb speech on the essence of education in the broadest sense, not only academic but in terms of lifelong personal development. Two hundred years later, it remains one of the wisest things ever said on the subject – dive in.
On August 31, 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered one of the greatest speeches of all time – a timeless meditation on the life of the mind, the purpose of education, the art of creative reading, and the building blocks of of genius. He was only thirty-four.
Devour it here.
July 15, 1838: Emerson’s extraordinary Harvard Divinity School address on spirituality based on moral virtue and reverence of nature rather than on religious dogma.
Emerson on what beauty really means – absolutely beautiful read, in the truest sense of the word.
Emerson (b. May 25, 1803) on the two pillars of true friendship.
Emerson (b. May 25, 1803) on small mercies, the true measure of wisdom, and how to live with maximum aliveness – a glorious read.
Ralph Waldo Emerson on talent vs. character, our resistance to change, and the key to personal growth
Emerson‘s insightful essay on friendship and its two essential conditions is a must-read, especially in our age of “filter bubble” relationships.