Emerson credits Moses with the strength of his convictions, Plato with his philosophical wisdom, and Milton with his poetic inspiration.
They spoke what they believed
By saying and doing what we think, just as they did.
They spoke what they thought, not what others thought.
◘ They spoke what they thought, not what others thought. give them the courage to be themselves
By saying and doing what we think, just as they did.
They spoke what they thought, not what others thought.
Milton referenced Plato in Paradise Lost with the Platan Tree in Paradise. The Platan tree is associated heavily with Adam and in context, Adam's closeness with God as contrasted with Eve and her lack of personal connection with her creator.
Plato was the greatest writer. Aristotle gets credit for the "Forms". Socrates was the starting point for both. Though both Plato and Aristotle had their strengths, Socrates was the first and without him neither would have been as great. My answer is Socrates.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has a rhetorical style of writing, with words that builds up to peaks of emotion. Emerson is one of the most widely-read and frequently-quoted American authors of all time.
Plato
Aristotle's teacher was Plato. Socrates was Plato's mentor.
Aristotle was the student of Plato. and Plato was the student of Socrates.