on self-reliance part 3

• nothing at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind 
• this whole essay cannot work if you're given a stigma at birth 
• honesty without compassion is rude
• truth is handsomer than the affection of love 
• I do not owe anyone an apology or explanation 
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on self reliance part 2

• you don't know how much you do unless you give 100% 
• we decide where to put effort and attention 
• if you don't use your genius, it will become useless 
• sometimes we only show half or bits and pieces and we are scared to show ourselves as a whole

    Emerson addresses many things that are apparent in our lives as to what was apart of everyday lives 178 years ago. 

first impression: on self-reliance

I loved the way how Emerson started this essay, by using a Latin phrase so people can decipher by the word structure if they know other languages other than English.  I also like how he says that you should voice yourself and what genius things you have inside of your head.  one last thing I liked was that he's trying to encourage others to speak up using their mind instead of sitting back and watching, no one is going to do everything for you, you have to do it yourself.