Choose Your Mentors
Browse 5 mentors from history and literature. Build your personal board of advisors.
5 mentors found
Benjamin Franklin
Colonial & Revolutionary America
Known for
Practical wisdom, self-improvement, and diplomacy
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
From: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
68 mentor adoptions
Marcus Aurelius
Ancient Rome
Known for
Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and ruling with wisdom
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
From: Meditations
53 mentor adoptions
Ralph Waldo Emerson
19th Century America
Known for
Transcendentalist essayist and philosopher of self-reliance
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
From: Ralph Waldo Emerson
64 mentor adoptions
Siddhartha
Ancient India (literary creation)
Known for
Spiritual seeker who found enlightenment through lived experience, not doctrine
Wisdom cannot be taught—it must be lived
From: Siddhartha
57 mentor adoptions
Johann Goethe
18th-19th century Germany
Known for
Towering literary genius who wrote Faust, shaped Romanticism, and contributed to science and philosophy
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it—boldness has genius, power, and magic in it
From: The Autobiography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry: From My Own Life
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