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A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest read more
Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest themselves with importance by calling important people by their first names in or out of print. Such first-naming for effect makes me cringe.
There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being.
It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being.
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it read more
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate now knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.
Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.
Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments read more
The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?
