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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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.
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.
What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?
What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; read more
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.
Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.
Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a read more
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.
Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing. -Randolph S. Bourne.
Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing. -Randolph S. Bourne.
