In friendship I early was taught to believe;
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I have found that a read more

In friendship I early was taught to believe;
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I have found that a friend may profess, yet deceive.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.

Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.

The happiest business in all the world is that of making friends, And no investment on the street pays larger read more

The happiest business in all the world is that of making friends, And no investment on the street pays larger dividends, For life is more than stocks and bonds, and love than rate percent, And he who gives in friendship's name shall reap what he has spent.

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even read more

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making read more

Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making them mine own, I may more
easily discuss them; for in mine own reason, and within myself, I
can command that which I cannot entreat without myself, and
within the circle of another.