Our thinking is a pious reception. Autore: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” “The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.” “Do your work, and I shall know you. Do your work, and you shall reinforce yours…” “I am at a loss to understand why people hold Miss Austen's novels at so high a …”