"A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Friendship Tags: growth More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature." "A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles." "Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff." More In Friendship "I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another."― Jean Cocteau "Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends."― Shirley MacLaine "My father loved people, children and pets."― Tony Visconti