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Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.
Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.
Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.
Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.
Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe;
Bold I can meet--perhaps may turn his blow;
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Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe;
Bold I can meet--perhaps may turn his blow;
But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send,
Save, save, oh! save me from the candid friend.
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised read more
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe
it to sinister and interested motives if they can.
Friends make the bad times good, and the good times unforgettable.
Friends make the bad times good, and the good times unforgettable.
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things read more
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, read more
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony,
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--
They had been fou for read more
His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony,
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither--
They had been fou for weeks thegither!
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
