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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.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows read more
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making read more
Now with my friend I desire not to share or participate, but to
engross his sorrows, that, by making them mine own, I may more
easily discuss them; for in mine own reason, and within myself, I
can command that which I cannot entreat without myself, and
within the circle of another.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
[Lat., Amicus est tanquam alter idem.]
True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.
True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.
When you are at your best everybody can be your friend, but when you are at your worst only the read more
When you are at your best everybody can be your friend, but when you are at your worst only the true ones stay.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend,
But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
Friendship is like the relation between hand and eyes;it is like when the hand get hurt,eye cries; and when the read more
Friendship is like the relation between hand and eyes;it is like when the hand get hurt,eye cries; and when the eye cries, the hand wipes .