If you look up any standard dictionary for the word 'transcendentalism', then this is what you will get to know- "Any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the study of the process of thought, or a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical". In simple terms, transcendentalism is a group of ideas or rather new ideas in philosophy and literature which started in the New England or the Northeastern part of United States. It gained prominence between the early and the middle 19th century. It was a movement which was started in order to protest against the cultural and social conditions that were prevalent at that time. The people who followed this theory of American Transcendentalism were known as the Transcendentalists and they were seen as a group of people who were well educated, and who rebelled against the present situation of their land which was during the 19th century. They were the people who were searching for something different, something motivating; not only for the people during that period but also for the future generation. Here are some of the famous transcendentalism quotes that have been used time and again by some of the famous transcendentalists. Let us now take a look at some of the quotes about nature as well as other important parts of the human life by Thoreau and others. This was also a movement which highlighted mainly the darker side of society. Let's take a look at some of the quotes. There are more such famous quotes which you can find out from various textbooks. These are some quotes which had resolved several social issues as well as cultural issues and had created a new identity for the America.