When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume

When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, read more

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

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.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, read more

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making read more

Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is read more

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us read more

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.

I have loved my friends as I do virtue, my soul, my God.