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The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, read more
The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.
- George Bancroft,
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich read more
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.
A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.
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.
Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]
Many things happen between the cup and the upper lip.
[Lat., Multa intersunt calicem et labrum summum.]
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.
Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up.
