“ A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. For every friend whom he loses for truth, he gains a better. ”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Circles (1841). copy citation
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|---|---|
| Source | Circles |
| Topic | growth truth |
| Date | 1841 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | in "Essays: First Series" |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Essays:_First_Series/Circles |
Context
“yet, if I have a friend, I am tormented by my imperfections. The love of me accuses the other party. If he were high enough to slight me, then could I love him, and rise by my affection to new heights. A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. For every friend whom he loses for truth, he gains a better. I thought, as I walked in the woods and mused on my friends, why should I play with them this game of idolatry? I know and see too well, when not voluntarily blind, the speedy limits of persons called high and worthy.”
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