The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time...

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

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...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

It is as easy for the strong man to be strong, as it is for...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their...

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for...

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...

It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which...