"Memory is man's greatest friend and worst enemy."

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"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend."

William Blake, English Poet

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"When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"Here the whole world (stars, water, air,And field, and forest, as they wereReflected in a single mind)Like cast off clothes was left behindIn ashes, yet with hopes that she,Re-born from holy poverty,In lenten lands, hereafter mayResume them on her Easter Day."(Epitaph for Joy Davidman)"

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Friendship, Trust, Truth, Life

"The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Friendship, Affection, Friends, Will

"Caroline was always moody and miserable, but I liked it. I liked feeling as if she had chosen me as the only person in the world not to hate, and so we spent all this time together just ragging on everyone, you know?"

John Green, American Author

Friendship, Misery, Choice, Relationship

"And above all, you must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and panelling, the question should never be: 'Do I like that kind of service?' but 'Are these doctrines true: Is holiness there? Does my conscience move me towards this? Is my reluctance to move to this door due to my pride, or my mere taste, or my personal dislike for this particular door-keeper?"

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Friendship, Loyalty, Trust, Connection

"True friends appear less moved than counterfeit."

Homer, Greek Poet

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"In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"Nothing is so unproductive as the law. It is expensive whether you win or lose."

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"He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever."

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"Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars."

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"The real business of life is trying to understand each other."

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"But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave."

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"It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them."

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"Every man should have laws of his own, I should think; commandments of his own, for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work - or worry."

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"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair."

"When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend."

"When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative."

"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

"Here the whole world (stars, water, air,And field, and forest, as they wereReflected in a single mind)Like cast off clothes was left behindIn ashes, yet with hopes that she,Re-born from holy poverty,In lenten lands, hereafter mayResume them on her Easter Day."(Epitaph for Joy Davidman)"

"The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define."

"Caroline was always moody and miserable, but I liked it. I liked feeling as if she had chosen me as the only person in the world not to hate, and so we spent all this time together just ragging on everyone, you know?"

"True friends appear less moved than counterfeit."

"In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge."

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"Nothing is so unproductive as the law. It is expensive whether you win or lose."

"He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech."

"For when a child is born the mother also is born again."

"There is no influence like the influence of habit."

"He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever."

"Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars."

"The real business of life is trying to understand each other."

"But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave."

"It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them."

"Every man should have laws of his own, I should think; commandments of his own, for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work - or worry."