Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes: I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances.
         

I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances.


Ralph Waldo Emerson
Check all other quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/I-hate-the-prostitution-of-the-name-983262>.





Check out


Other quotes of Ralph Waldo Emerson


Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.



Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn



To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





Other quotes you may like


Life is fair. We all get the same nine-month shake in the box, and then the dice roll. Some people get a run of sevens. Some people, unfortunately, get snake-eyes. Its just how the world is.

Life is fair. We all get the same nine-month shake in the box, and then the dice roll. Some people get a run of sevens. Some people, unfortunately, get snake-eyes. Its just how the world is.



It’s bad enough . . . when a country gets colonized, but when the people do as well! That’s the end, really, that’s the end.

It’s bad enough . . . when a country gets colonized, but when the people do as well! That’s the end, really, that’s the end.




Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors.

Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors.



The King of Abyssinia always dines alone.

The King of Abyssinia always dines alone.



The players are looking forward to it because they'd like revenge

The players are looking forward to it because they'd like revenge



Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.

Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.



They will kill me but they will not kill my voice, because it will be the voice of all Afghan women. You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring.

They will kill me but they will not kill my voice, because it will be the voice of all Afghan women. You can cut the flower, but you cannot stop the coming of spring.



No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.

No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.



I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances.". Author of this quote is Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote is about prostitution, names, friendship, alliances, i hate, hate, worldly,.