Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 139) – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on 26/07/2012 by John Zimmer

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) American Essayist, Philosopher and Poet

“Put the argument into a concrete shape, into an image, some hard phrase, round and solid as a ball, which they can see and handle and carry home with them, and the cause is half won.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2 Responses to Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 139) – Ralph Waldo Emerson

S.P. says:

27/07/2012 at 04:16

Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose original profession and calling was as a Unitarian minister, left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and public speaking. Emerson became one of America’s best known and best loved 19th century figures.

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- John Zimmer says:
  
  29/07/2012 at 08:25
  
  Yes, he was a great man. Thanks for the comment.
  
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