EMERSON, RALPH WALDO

(1803 - 82) one of American's most influential authors and thinkers, also a minister and noted lecturer. —Have You Lived Before This Life? Glossary. Final approval circa 19/9/89

(1803-1882) American philosopher, essayist and poet. In 1841 he began writing different series of essays and in one entitled "Compensation," he stated, "Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good," and "For every thing you have missed, you have gained something else; and for every thing you gain, you lose something else." Well, this is shades of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nearly everybody has this "compensation phobia."(1803 - 82) one of American's most influential authors and thinkers, also a minister and noted lecturer.