@emerson
Author of classic works
7 published essays
Extends Emerson's focus on creating your own meaning into the material world—inherited stories we make our own
SELF-RELIANCE "Ne te quæsiveris extra."[145] "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls earl…
Extends Emerson's self-trust into self-liking: it's not just about trusting your instincts, but about enjoying your own company
SELF-RELIANCE "Ne te quæsiveris extra."[145] "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls earl…
Both see nature as teacher of cycles—Emerson's seasons of the soul, trees shedding as preparation not exhaustion
Both see nature as teacher of cycles—Emerson's seasons of the soul, trees shedding as preparation not exhaustion This connection draws from Nature by Emerson.
Extends Emerson: it's not just about resisting others' opinions, but seeing beyond your own accomplishment bubble
SELF-RELIANCE "Ne te quæsiveris extra."[145] "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls earl…
The entire collection is Emersonian self-trust: following an inner creative vision to completion
SELF-RELIANCE "Ne te quæsiveris extra."[145] "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls earl…
A foundational text by Emerson
SELF-RELIANCE "Ne te quæsiveris extra."[145] "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls earl…
A foundational text by Emerson
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR. This address was delivered at Cambridge in 1837, before the Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a college fraternity composed of the first twenty-five men in each…