The Berkshire Hathaway chairman has often urged young people, including his own children, to find a job they'd do for free.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a well-known American thinker who strongly believed in individuality and self-reliance. Through his ideas, he encouraged people to be true to themselves. He felt that real ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, a key Transcendentalist, saw astrology as astronomy applied to human lives. He believed the universe was ...

In “The Late George Apley,” Ronald Colman, playing the stuffy Bostonian of the film’s title, has on his shelf of classics a collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays. By the late 19th century the ...

My favorite writer, lecturer and philosopher is Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was born in 1803, and his essays, lectures and poetry from his 79 years of life found their way into my mind and into my heart.

Don't say too much; don't say too little. That's what it takes to be a very good writer (That's #1). A hundred or so years ago, Emerson figured that out. Though he didn't publish an advice book for ...

John A Andersen John's favorite quote, by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have made some difference that you ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson had a crisis of faith and resigned as a Unitarian minister at the Second Church of Boston ...