“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”

More from Ralph Waldo Emerson

• “Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.”

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Life

• “We aim above the mark to hit the mark.”

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Famous Quotes

• “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.”

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Famous Quotes

• “To be great is to be misunderstood.”

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Famous Quotes

• “Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.”

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson · Famous Quotes

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