The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so...

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man has a genius for painting, poetry,...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

The experience of each new age requires a new confession, and the world seems always...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A good intention clothes itself with power

A good intention clothes itself with power

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We change, whether we like it or not

We change, whether we like it or not

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....

Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals....