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Ralph Waldo Emerson Poems | Quotes | Articles

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Ralph Waldo Emerson poems, biography, quotes, examples of poetry, articles, essays and more. The best Ralph Waldo Emerson resource with comprehensive poet information, a list of poems, short poems, quotations, best poems, poet's works and more.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Biography...Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a famous American preacher, philosopher, and poet of the 19th century who served as the center of the Transcendental movement.

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Quote Left United States! Go put your creed into your deed Quote Right
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Quote Left Science does not know its debt to imagination. Goethe did not believe that a great naturalist could exist without this faculty. Quote Right
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Quote Left Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. Quote Right
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Quote Left The spirit only can teach. Not any profane man, not any sensual, not any liar, not any slave can teach, but only he can give, who has; he only... Quote Right
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Quote Left The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder. Quote Right
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