Typed on a vintage typewriter onto a 6x6" piece of cream colored cardstock.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Grab your friends, and keep 'em close.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, born May 25, 1803, was an influential American poet, essayist and philosopher. After studying at Harvard and a brief career in the ministry, he encountered European intellectuals like Thomas Carlyle that greatly influenced his philosophy. As the primary proponent of Transcendentalism, he promoted individualism and challenged traditional thought. Works such as “Nature,” […]