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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Men are what their mothers made them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fate

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Mothers and sons Formation of character

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Fate The Conduct of Life
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Fate." The Conduct of Life. Boston: Ticknor & Fields/London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1860.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Fate." The Conduct of Life, edited by Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, and Douglas Emory Wilson. Vol. 6, Belknap Press, 2004.

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War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Karl Von Clausewitz

On War

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Topic
Nature of war War

Author

Karl Von Clausewitz
Source
On War
Genre
Political literature
Language
German
Time
1833 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Clausewitz, Karl. Vom Kriege [On War]. Berlin: Ferdinand Dummler, 1832, ch. 1, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Clausewitz, Carl. On War, translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. Everyman's Library, 1993, ch. 1, pt. 1.

Another quote about Friendship

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
Value of friendship Friends Friendship

Author

Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 8.