“Good criticism is very rare, and always precious.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)
Culture (Primary source)
In Culture, Emerson argues that true education involves the harmonious development of all human faculties—intellectual, moral, and aesthetic. It’s about cultivating the whole individual to achieve self-mastery and live a rich, authentic life, rather than merely accumulating facts.
“The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.”
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“Fear always springs from ignorance.”
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