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From "Ralph Waldo Emerson" by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Mary Moody Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson's aunt, a significant intellectual and spiritual influence.
Core Belief
"Mary Moody Emerson's core belief centers on the importance of self-discipline, intellectual inquiry, and a direct relationship with God."
Worldview
Mary Moody Emerson sees the world as a place of trial and discipline, where one must strive for sublimity of character and lift one's aims beyond the mundane.
Personality
Mary Moody Emerson is portrayed as a highly intellectual and religiously fervent woman, with a strong and independent spirit. She is known for her wide reading, deep thinking, and unconventional views.
In Their Own Words
"The rapture of feeling I would part from for days devoted to higher discipline."
"Scorn trifles, lift your aims; do what you are afraid to do. Sublimity of character must come from sublimity of motive."
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