Skip to content

Curiosity Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A friend, therefore, is a sort of paradox in nature. I who alone am, I who see nothing in nature whose existence I can affirm with equal evidence to my own, behold now the semblance of my being, in all its height, variety, and curiosity, reiterated in a foreign form; so that a friend may well be…” quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Download Open image
“A friend, therefore, is a sort of paradox in nature. I who alone am, I who see nothing in nature whose existence I can affirm with equal evidence to my own, behold now the semblance of my being, in all its height, variety, and curiosity, reiterated in a foreign form; so that a friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.7 out of 5 (10 ratings)

More by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Explore all 4,802 Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

More Curiosity quotes

Browse all 2,620 Curiosity quotes