“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.”
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink in the wild air.”
“Every artist was first an amateur”
“The secret of ugliness consists not in irregularity, but in being uninteresting.”