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The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. read more
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
A friend is a present you give yourself. -Robert Louis Stevenson.
A friend is a present you give yourself. -Robert Louis Stevenson.
Flattery looks like friendship, just like a wolf looks like a dog.
Flattery looks like friendship, just like a wolf looks like a dog.
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
Friendship demands the ability to do without it.
Friendship demands the ability to do without it.
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.
Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.
Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.
Stay with those who make you feel good by thinking about them.
Stay with those who make you feel good by thinking about them.
