Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American writer born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1803. He spent most of his life as a popular lecturer who attracted large audiences for his talks on art, literature, poetry, politics, religion, and other subjects. Emerson is best known for his essays, such as Self-Reliance. He died on April 27, 1882.

These are some of Emerson’s most inspiring quotes.

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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

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Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.

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People only see what they are prepared to see.

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The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

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A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

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