Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -George Eliot.
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Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.
Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.
What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?
What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided: they read more
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided: they were swifter than
eagles, they were stronger than lions.
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.
The only way to have a friend is to be one. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The only way to have a friend is to be one. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Never Explain - your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard.
Never Explain - your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard.
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
Friendship is an order of nobility; from its revelations we come more worthily into nature.
Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
Great souls by instinct to each other turn,
Demand alliance, and in friendship burn.
Great souls by instinct to each other turn,
Demand alliance, and in friendship burn.
