"We talk of choosing our friends, but friends……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2,823 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities…
If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false sentiment, I could never stay there five minutes.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the…
There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not…
Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility.
Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts.
The possibility of interpretation lies in the identity of the observer with the observed. Each material thing has its celestial…
One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the…
Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want.
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
A little praise goes a great ways.

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I'd love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I'm in… — Christian Bale
In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people. — Bob Beauprez
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing… — Martha Beck
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control… — Robert Foster Bennett
Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was… — Juliette Binoche
My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the… — Jeff Bridges
My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the… — Jeff Bridges
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us… — Louisa May Alcott
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A man divorcing would never be accused of choosing career over children. — Jennifer Aniston
Freedom means choosing your burden. — Unknown Author
No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave. — Alexander Hamilton

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