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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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
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The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had.
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.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
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I'm treating you as a friend asking you to share my present minuses in the hope that I can ask you to share my future pluses.
Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
Iron sharpen iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
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.
A friend to all is a friend to none.
A friend to all is a friend to none.
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.]
