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Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.
Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to read more
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness read more
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to read more
To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to kill a fly on his friend's forehead.
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a
real friend. Such a one is read more
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a
real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we
impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and
comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is
an everlasting pleasure to us.
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich read more
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are read more
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
