Ralph Waldo Emerson

"“A true friend is somebody who can make us feel better no matter how bad things may be.”"

"“The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.”"

"“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, but the spiritual inspiration that comes from one to another.”"

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

"Fear shrinks when you confront it directly instead of avoiding it."

"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost."

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

"The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness."

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."