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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are read more
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake.
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.]
Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.
Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.
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.
What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have
despised!
What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have
despised!
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends. -Theocritus.
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends. -Theocritus.
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. read more
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
