Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
Topics
Faith
Loyalty
Spirituality
Interdependence
Bonding
Companionship
Doubt
Good
Mutual Respect
Paradox, Paradoxes
Relationship, Relationships
Transcendence
Friendship
Unconditional Love
Belief, Beliefs
Philosophy
Enduring Affection
Lasting Relationships
Soul Immortality
Supportive Relationships
Unbreakable Connections
Citations
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Friendship." Essays: First Series. James Munroe and Company, 1841, p. 162.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.