"We begin with friendships, and all our..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
We begin with friendships, and all our youth is a reconnoitering and recruiting of the holy fraternity they shall combine for thesalvation of men. But so the remoter stars seem a nebula of united light, yet there is no group which a telescope will not resolve; and the dearest friends are separated by impassable gulfs.
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“To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone. The tradesman, the attorney comes out of the din and craft of the street and sees the sky and the woods, and is a man again. In their eternal calm, he finds himself.”
“Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet”
“Some natures are too good to be spoiled by praise.”
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“Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”
“Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost along the wayIn this bright future you can't forget your pastSo dry your tears I say.”
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“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.”
“... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably a bitterly disappointed woman. A game of chess will cure such a conceit forever. The woman that knows the most, thinks the most, feels the most, is the most. Intellectual affection is the only lasting love. Love that has a game of chess in it can checkmate any man and solve the problem of life.”
“You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room.”