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."
"The secret of poetry is never explained - is always new. We have not got farther than mere wonder at the delicacy of the touch, & the eternity it inherits. In every house a child that in mere play utters oracles, & knows not that they are such. 'Tis as easy as breath. 'Tis like this gravity, which holds the Universe together, & none knows what it is."
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
"To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom."
"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."