Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile...it's the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables.

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

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Love is one of those jokes you have to be there to get.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

Love, and you shall be loved

...truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, --else it is none.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

Love is like wildflowers; It's often found in the most unlikely places.

Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but I seldom use them.

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

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.