"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
Essays: First Series
American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson died #OTD in 1882. He led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century, such as in "Nature". He is best known for his essays, which were initially delivered as lectures. "Self-Reliance" and "The American Scholar" are among his most influential.
Books by Ralph Waldo Emerson at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1071