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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic

Value of friendship Friendship

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. 31 Aug. 1838.

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For, though the origin of most of our words is forgotten, each word was at first a stroke of genius, and obtained currency, because for the moment it symbolized the world to the first speaker and to the hearer. The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: Second Series (Emerson)

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Words Language

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The Poet Essays: Second Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1844 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Poet.” Essays: Second Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1844.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The Poet (1844)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

Another quote from the 1830s

I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation.

William Lloyd Garrison

To the Public

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Topic
Moderation

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William Lloyd Garrison
Source
To the Public The Liberator
Medium
Essay Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1831 1830s 19th century
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Citation

Garrison, William Lloyd. "To the Public." The Liberator, 1 Jan. 1831.

Another quote about Friendship

Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Rick Blaine

Casablanca

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Friendship
Speaker
Rick Blaine
Actor
Humphrey Bogart
Source
Casablanca
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Casablanca. Directed by Michael Curtiz, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1942.