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Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.
Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.
My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows read more
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised read more
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe
it to sinister and interested motives if they can.
No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.
No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things read more
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.