It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself, the universe stands by him also.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations (ed. 1866)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself,...

It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself,...

It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself,...

It is not what talents or genius a man has, but how he is to his talents, that constitutes friendship and character. The man thatstands by himself,...