Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.

Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores read more

Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas
partiens communicansque leviores.]

Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.

Agreement in likes and dislikes--this, and this only, is what
constitutes true friendship.

Hand
Grasps at hand, eye lights eye in good friendship,
And great hearts expand
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Hand
Grasps at hand, eye lights eye in good friendship,
And great hearts expand
And grow one in the sense of this world's life.

Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet
never really meet; and two others at read more

Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet
never really meet; and two others at first speech are old
friends.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up read more

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. -Edgar Watson Howe.

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!

There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands read more

There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.