Beliefs, Authors, and Quotations

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Beliefs, Authors, and Quotations Transcendentalism Beliefs, Authors, and Quotations

"LOOK BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE" - RAFIKI

Transcendentalism Transcend – to go beyond Beyond your senses Beyond your day to day routine Transcendentalists - philosophers & writers who rejected traditional religion Don’t have to go to church to be religious. So, where did they go?

Transcendentalism Humans are naturally good (Optimism) Be self-reliant Private inward prayer (Love of Nature) Act on own beliefs (Individualism Lead moral meaningful lives (Oversoul)

Transcendentalists led by: Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.“ - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Success To laugh often and much To win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. -Ralph Waldo Emerson*

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

H. D. Thoreau 2 years at WP writes: Walden Civil Disobedience “must be true to your conscience even if it means breaking the law”