# data[].attributes.body
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."

Thoreau says that rather than any of the material things that society clings to, he would prefer to have truth, to know and pursue it.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
"The animal merely makes a bed, which he warms with his body in a sheltered place; but man, having discovered fire, boxes up some air in a spacious apartment, and warms that, instead of robbing himself, makes that his bed, in which he can move about divested of more cumbrous clothing, maintain a kind of summer in the midst of winter, and by means of windows even admit the light and with a lamp lengthen out the day."
― Henry David Thoreau

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Henry David Thoreau Quotes (Author of Walden)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
2387 quotes from Henry David Thoreau: 'I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.', 'Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.', and 'I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

# data[].attributes.body
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man,  but he is braver five minutes longer."
Emerson is arguing that all people are capable of being heroes. The only thing separating "regular" people from heroes, is that they are braver for 5 minutes less; 5 minutes of bravery is all that separates everyday people from a hero.
-------------------------------------------
"Every revolution was first thought in one man's mind."

Emerson is saying that every revolution, breakthrough, and new invention was once just an idea, thought of by one ordinary person. All it takes is an extraordinary idea from an ordinary person to create a revolution.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes - The Quotations Page

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) US essayist & poet [more author details]

# data[].attributes.body
Emerson is widely considered the father of Transcendentalism.
Before recognizing Transcendentalism, Emerson was ordained to the Unitarian church in 1829. However, several life crises caused hum to question his faith and quit the church. He held onto some of the beliefs from his Unitarian faith, and soon found that many outstanding writers and intellectuals of his time held the same perspectives and views. He developed his new philosophy, and published his main ideas in his work, "Nature". He became the leader of the new group know as the American Transcendentalists.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Ralph Waldo Emerson - Poems, Quotes & Books

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century. One of his best-known essays is “Self-Reliance.”

# data[].attributes.body
Born on July 12, 1817, Henry David Thoreau was one of the most influential writers in the transcendentalist movement. His book "Walden" describes his experiences living alone in a hand-made cabin next to Walden pond in the woods. His writing perfectly captures and explains the core ideas of transcendentalism.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, Henry David Thoreau was a New England Transcendentalist and author of the book Walden.

# data[].attributes.body
Transcendentalist writings and ideas still persist today. Historical authors such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson  were prominent transcendentalist thinkers. In fact, Emerson is widely recognized as the founder of the transcendentalist movement in the 1800's.

The founding writers of the Transcendentalist were seeking to create a purely American literary style, unique to the American transcendentalists. Although it had been almost 100 years since the USA's independence from England, writers still wanted to separate kind of literature. Prior to the Transcendentalist movement, American literate practically mirrored British works. Perhaps that is why the Transcendentalist movement was so inspirational and influential; because it captured the American spirit of freedom, independence, and uniqueness.

Transcendentalism stresses the importance of individualism and self-reliance. There is emphasis placed on nature. Nature can teach us more than society can, and we are closer to God in nature, which diminishes the need for institutions or organized religion.  Transcendentalism believes that people can transcend, or move into a deeper spiritual sense, allowing them to be closer to God and more fully discover Him. Transcendentalism was also hugely important to the social and political battles being fought during the time period, the most important being slavery. Upstanding transcendentalist writers such as Emerson, Thoreau and Fulller fully disagreed with slavery, and fought to abolish it. One can find slavery as the subject of satire in the vast majority of transcendentalist works. The transcendentalists were extremely influential, both socially and politically, concerning the struggles of their generation.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
See related links to what you are looking for.