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Jun 20, 2016 · Dear Quote Investigator: The well-known lecturer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson has been credited with a provocative remark about reading and memory: I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. I have not found a convincing citation for Emerson. Are these really his words?
Ralph Waldo Emerson — ‘I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.’.
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- Nature and Selected Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nature. BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON. Nature was Emerson’s first book, and it set out the core principles for much of his (and Transcendentalist) thought.
- The Annotated Emerson, by Ralph Waldo Emerson and David Mikics. The Annotated Emerson. BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON. While Emerson is regarded as one of America’s greatest writers, his luxurious 19th-century prose can appear a little dense to the modern eye.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures. BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON. If you’re looking for a one-stop shop for all things Emerson, then look no further than Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures, published in 1983.
- Emerson: The Mind on Fire, by Robert D. Richardson. Emerson: The Mind on Fire. BY ROBERT D. RICHARDSON. If you’re looking to learn more about the life Emerson lived and the events that shaped his work, Robert D. Richardson’s Emerson: The Mind on Fire is a fantastic biography, excellently researched and engagingly written.
Feb 22, 2021 · I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. Ralph Waldo Emerson. On the one hand, you have the Emerson approach: whether or not I remember a book has nothing to do with whether it’s affected me. The novels we read make us more empathetic.
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Feb 19, 2020 · I came across a quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson recently that rang partly true. He is reputed to have said, “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so they have made me.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson has 3091 books on Goodreads with 268629 ratings. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s most popular book is Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thr...
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