Emerson said it :

" where is the master who could have thought Shakespeare? Where is the master who could have instructed franklin, or Washington, or bacon, or Newton? Ever great man is unique."
Emerson is giving examples of famous men who didn't "follow the herd" and just did what they wanted to do without anybody telling them to.

" the civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet..."
I think that someone is trying to improve but their is always someone who tries to get on your way

" the objection to conforming to usages that have become dead to you is, that is scatters your force."
I'm not quite sure on what this quote means, but maybe it's saying that those who are getting tired or the ones not trying are wasting their creativity.

"... But these impulses may be from below, not from above."
 Emerson is using an eexaple of heaven and hell

" ... The vittue in most request is conformity... "
As teenagers we all don't show who we really are and we want to be liked by our peers

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