“Over the inter glaciers,I see the summer glow,And, through the wild-piled snowdrift,The warm rosebuds below.”

American essayist and poet of the 19th century, Emerson is best known for his transcendentalist philosophy and influential lectures on self-reliance and individualism. His works, including "Self-Reliance" and "Nature," championed intuition, personal experience, and the inherent goodness of humanity.