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Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him read more
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.
The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a
real friend. Such a one is read more
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a
real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we
impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and
comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is
an everlasting pleasure to us.
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.
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.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things read more
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.
Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a read more
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
