More quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. Live your life so at the end, your're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying."