Emerson’s Advice on Reading for Self-Reliance
Jul 10, 2017 · 23 min read

“The great object of education is to acquaint the youthful man with himself, to inspire in him self-trust.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The essence of self-reliance is a commitment to making decisions based on one’s own native instinct, personal values, and primary experience over external advice, cultural conformity, and second-hand information.

