Rising


The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.    Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo,[3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformityFriedrich Nietzsche considered him “the most gifted of the Americans”, and Walt Whitman referred to him as his “master”.



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