Did Ralph Waldo Emerson really say 'The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of he...'?

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The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson Modern · Transcendentalism

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"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment."

"The beautiful is higher than the good, because it includes the good."

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

Often attributed, but this is a direct quote from John Milton's Paradise Lost. Emerson may have quoted it, but it's not his original thought.

Date: 1667 (Milton), Emerson's journals may have it quoted.

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