There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in
the winde;
But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale
and woe;
The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the
same overthrowe.
- edited by John Payne Collier,
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My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
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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.
It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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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.
I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I haven't spoken to you recently, read more
I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I haven't spoken to you recently, but many times I hear your thoughts. Good friends must not always be together. It is the feeling of oneness, when distant that proves a lasting
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For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.
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.
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a read more
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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.
