A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

This gives force to the strong -- that the multitude have no habit of self-reliance...

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Reality is a sliding door.

Reality is a sliding door.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world...

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 wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing,...

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes...

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness.

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat