Ralph Waldo Emerson - The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - America is another name for opportunity.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - America means opportunity, freedom, power.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Liberty is slow fruit. It is never cheap; it is made difficult because freedom is the accomplishment and perfectness of man.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

Matthew Arnold - It is so small a thing to have enjoyed the sun, to have lived light in the spring, to have loved, to have thought, to have done

William Shakespeare - A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.