I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of...

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and...

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to...

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature,...

America is another name for opportunity

America is another name for opportunity

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

The disease with which the human mind now labors is want of faith

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

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.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.