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Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.
Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. read more
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend read more
To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never
be allowed to get the upper hand.
Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never
be allowed to get the upper hand.
A road to a friend's house is never long. -Danish proverb.
A road to a friend's house is never long. -Danish proverb.
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.
