Men are respectable only as they respect. Auteur: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.” “thought can never ripen into truth.” “It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try …” “There may be two or three or four steps, according to the genius of each, but f…”