Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860 Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher, renowned for his contributions to the Transcendentalist movement. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Emerson attended Harvard College and later became a Unitarian minister. However, he eventually left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and lecturing. Emerson's works, including his influential essay "Nature" and his collection of essays titled "Self-Reliance," explored themes of individualism, spirituality, and the relationship between nature and humanity. His philosophical ideas greatly influenced American literature and culture, making him one of the most prominent figures of the 19th century.

But the lightning which explodes and fashions planets, maker

But the lightning which explodes and fashions planets, maker of planets and suns, is in him. On one side elemental order, sandstone and granite, rock-ledges, peat-bog, forest, sea and shore; and on the other part, thought, the spirit which composes and decomposes nature,

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860

Man Mankind