We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient, but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting the best property of all -- friends?

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and...

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

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

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may...

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious...

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.