"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in the private heart is true for all men, - that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Sometime in our lives, everyone wants to be different, to stand out from the crowd in some way. Unfortunately, humanity plants that fear inside our head that being different is not a good thing to be. It is like how some people hate others because of a difference of skin colour, or those that have different beliefs from ourselves. Humanity makes us think that being different is a scary thing, but Emerson wants us to avoid the image of uniqueness that has been set out for us.
The first quote describes what Emerson thinks genius is, which is believing what you want to believe instead of sticking to the morals others think. It tells you that thinking differently from others and believing it, when you have been trained all your life not to create your own path but follow others'.
In the second quote, it states that you should be true to yourself, because if you trust that everything you do is right, then you will always be happy with what you can accomplish. If I am correct in thinking that the iron string he talks about is part of an instrument, like a cello, or a guitar, then every heart true to itself will contribute to making that beautiful sound, and creating a better life for yourself.
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