Multiple choice general knowledge history

The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.

  1. Abraham Lincoln

  2. Edgar Allan

  3. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  4. Obama

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist and philosopher, emphasized that the reward of excellence is intrinsic - satisfaction comes from the act of doing well itself, not external recognition. This quote captures his transcendentalist philosophy of self-reliance and the value of virtuous action for its own sake.