Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century. He didn’t have a blog or any idea what one might be, but he is able to tell us why blogging is valuable.
The good of publishing one’s thoughts is that of hooking to you like-minded men, and of giving to men whom you value… one hour of stimulated thought.
— From The Heart of Emerson’s Journals, ed. Bliss Perry, p. 94. Entry of 20 June 1835 (Emerson was 32 years old).
