Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the...

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task...

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

America is another name for opportunity.

America is another name for opportunity.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do...

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for...

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody

The less government we have the better.

The less government we have the better.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature

As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as...

As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as...

It didn't dawn on me until you were gone just how much I would mis...

It didn't dawn on me until you were gone just how much I would mis...

Keep out of the suction caused by those who drift backwards.

Keep out of the suction caused by those who drift backwards.