Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making read more

Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making them mine own, I may more
easily discuss them; for in mine own reason, and within myself, I
can command that which I cannot entreat without myself, and
within the circle of another.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.

The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more

The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a read more

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.

Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.