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Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.
Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing read more
Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.
When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up read more
When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided: they read more
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided: they were swifter than
eagles, they were stronger than lions.
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are read more
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked
The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but read more
The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our ow.
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.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy - for friendship's sake. -William Blake.
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy - for friendship's sake. -William Blake.