Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Genius The good die young

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Plato; or, The Philosopher

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Plato; or, The Philosopher." Representative Men. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1850.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Plato; or, The Philosopher." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

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For, though the origin of most of our words is forgotten, each word was at first a stroke of genius, and obtained currency, because for the moment it symbolized the world to the first speaker and to the hearer. The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: Second Series (Emerson)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The Poet Essays: Second Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1844 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Poet.” Essays: Second Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1844.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The Poet (1844)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

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Walt Whitman
Source
Leaves of Grass
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
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Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, preface.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass: The Complete 1855 and 1891-2 Editions. Library of America, 2011, preface to 1855 edition.