SelfReliance Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson Inside each of us is genius waiting to be discovered, to be nourished and brought forth. This is the aim of Emerson's treatise "Self-Reliance", to teach us to bring forth this genius buried deep under our many layered burdens of doubt and unbelief. The mind of man is subjected to a rule of conformity by a society that disapproves of expression b... more »eyond its expectations and must learn to break free if there is ever to be any hope of advancement or progress. If there is to be any hope for mankind, we must learn to hear and follow our hearts. In the words of Emerson: "Trust Thyself!"« less