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Self-Reliance

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Originally published 1841
Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mode of writing Essay
GenresSelf-help Book
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About Self-Reliance


"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.

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