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."
"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."
"Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet."
"Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them."
"By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote."