More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."
"Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not."
"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."
"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me."
"He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth."