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I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that read more
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends...They're read more
I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends...They're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights!
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
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.
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.
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.
Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, read more
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.
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.