Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker believes that their friends were not acquired by their own efforts but were instead a gift or blessing from a higher power, referred to as the "good Lord". It implies a sense of gratitude and humility, acknowledging that the presence of these friends in their life was beyond their control and bestowed upon them by a divine source.

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By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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