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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.
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.]
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who read more
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
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.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.
There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend
sincere enough to tell him disagreeable read more
There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend
sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
'Twas sung, how they were lovely in their lives,
And in their deaths had not divided been.
'Twas sung, how they were lovely in their lives,
And in their deaths had not divided been.