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The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
We cannot tell the exact moment a friendship is formed; as in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is read more
We cannot tell the exact moment a friendship is formed; as in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses, there is at last one that makes the heart run over.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
People's lives change. To keep all your old friends is like keeping all your old clothes -- pretty soon your read more
People's lives change. To keep all your old friends is like keeping all your old clothes -- pretty soon your closet is so jammed and everything so crushed you can't find anything to wear. Help these friends when they need you; bless the years and happy times when you meant a lot to each other, but try not to have the guilts if new people mean more to you now.
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never thought upon.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that read more
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.
Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.
Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.
