A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

If eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection...

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.

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....

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...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast...

Love and you shall be loved

Love and you shall be loved

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to...

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.

The people people have for friends You common sense appall But the people people marry...

The people people have for friends You common sense appall But the people people marry...

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests,...