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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.”

Work

This volume includes a selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's most influential writings, showcasing his thoughts on nature, self-reliance, and the importance of individuality. Emerson's work is celebrated for its philosophical depth and poetic beauty, offering readers insight into the principles of transcendentalism and the power of personal expression. more

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“I am thankful for small mercies. I compared notes with one of my friends who expect everything of the universe, and is disappointed when anything is less than the best, and I found that I begin at the other extreme, expecting nothing, and am always full of thanks for moderate good. . . . If we will take the good we find, . . . we shall have heaping measures. . . .”

Ifs Universe Found Friendship My Friends Mercy Notes Extremes Thanks Disappointed Expecting Moderates I Am Thankful

Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Judge not thy friend until thou standest in his place.”

Friendship Judging

Author:Hillel the Elder

“Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.”

Friendship Friends Praise Admonish

Author:Publilius Syrus

“A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, "Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?" holding out his shoe, asked them whether it was not new and well made. "Yet," added he, "none of you can tell where it pinches me.''”

Wells Made Friendship Wife Fairs Shoes Divorce Divorced Not Fair Chaste

Book:The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume I: (A Modern Library E-Book)