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Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that read more
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled read more
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
I only understand friendship or scorched earth.
I only understand friendship or scorched earth.
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies.
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.
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, read more
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for read more
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
