More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is not the length of life, but the depth."
"A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends."
"In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity."
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great."