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Maxim By Ralph Waldo Emerson Summary
This maxim by Ralph Waldo Emerson, states that nothing is more important than what your own mind thinks. What Ralph Waldo Emerson is trying to state with this maxim is that the only thing that keeps a person from excelling to their full potential is themselves. We listen to our minds more than we listen to our own heart or gut feeling. If we believe that we can do something in our mind, that means that we can accomplish that task. An example of this in The Night Thoureau Spent in Jail is on page 72-74 when
Henry and Edward go Huckleberry picking in the woods and Henry teaches young Edward how to find these huckleberries,"Should I go over there? No, sir! The best huckleberries have a sly way... of being... exactly... where... you... are... standing!
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With the sacred thought of freedom, he went out and won the deserving freedom for his people, hence becoming the father of his country, India.
This maxim by Ralph Waldo Emerson is basically stating that nothing is more important than what you believe. He preaches that our lack of belief, or mental integrity is the only thing that keeps us from excelling forward. We must believe in ourselves, and our thoughts to make this world a better world, just as Beatrice and Mahatma Gandhi have in their own respective societies. Even after she witnessed the deaths of many she loved, she continued on with her cause to break the tyranny in her society, and with her belief she was able to do just that. Mahatma Gandhi went through countless hardships, but he never lost that mental integrity, or his belief in his cause, and because of that, he was highly successful, and became to be known as the father of his country. The only thing that matters is being true to your own beliefs and living up to them. Be confident in yourself, and carryout what you belief, otherwise how else is the world gonna be a better

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