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Ralph Waldo Emerson: 12 quotes on his birthday

Ralph Waldo Emerson led the American transcendentalist movement of the mid-1800s. A prominent lecturer, poet, and essayist, Emerson's ideas about nature, freedom, and individuality greatly influenced the thought of his contemporaries 鈥 including Walt Whitman, John Muir, and Henry David Thoreau 鈥 as well as following generations. To celebrate the life of this great American thinker, here are 12 quotes.

1. Consumerism

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鈥淢oney often costs too much.鈥

鈥揟he Conduct of Life

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