A short essay which teaches you how to behave. Includes some of my all-time favorite phrases, which I'll include below.
Imitation moves one from an inner to an outer compass
The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.
Emerson is among the best I've read at describing the mindset required to find one's way.
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