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The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
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.
The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, read more
The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.
- George Bancroft,
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him read more
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, Is made more sacred by adversity.
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things read more
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.
