US "philosopher, poet, essayist".
"He was the main spokesman of his time for moral optimism and belief in the individual: "Self-Reliance," 1844."
A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do."
A beautiful woman is a practical poet.
'Tis a superstition to insist on a special diet. All is made at last of the same chemical atoms.
