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Friendship Quotes
"Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become."
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"Boys, Laila came to see, treated friendship the way they treated the sun: its existence undisputed; its radiance best enjoyed, not beheld directly."
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"Martin is your best friend, isn't he?' a sweet and well-intentioned girl once said when both of us were present: it was the only time I ever felt awkward about this precious idea, which seemed somehow to risk diminishment if it were uttered aloud."
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"A friend to kill time is a friend sublime."
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"If Molly had not been so entirely loyal to her friend, she might havethought this constant brilliancy a little tiresome when brought intoevery-day life; it was not the sunshiny rest of a placid lake, it wasrather the glitter of the pieces of a broken mirror, which confusesand bewilders."
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"They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience."
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"A friendship has but one chief adversary and that is envy. It is sired by resentment with the potential consequence of unresolved estrangement." She looked at the woman in conflict and said, "Do not envy her but imagine what it took for her to have what you resent her for. Would you want to embark upon her journey instead of your own to procure it? You notice her abundance but overlook her losses; do not envy her because she would rather have your friendship than your envy." The woman looked at her and nodded in accord, "And how do you do that?" she asked. The woman sighed in reflective thought. "By changing the way you think."
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"My life has far exceeded my expectations not because of my own personal efforts or mindset but because of my friends who have enriched my existence."
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"When we finally become present in our lives its as if we are seeing things for the first time."
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"Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty."
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"Then it is your opinio, that a man should never-"-Invest in portable property in a friend? "Certainly he should not. Unless he wants to get rid of the friend- and then it becomes a question how much portable property it may be worth to get rid of him."
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"To hear how great your friends think you are: fake your death, or, get married."
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"Forever friends are a treasure chest of understanding and compassion. Cherish them."
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"Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us."
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"Hey, he's awesome. A little unstable, but awesome. We got along great." Adrian opened the door to the building we were seeking. "And he's a badass in his way too. I mean, any other guy who wore scarves like that? He'd be laughed out of this school. Not Abe. He'd beat someone almost as badly as you would. In fact..." Adrian's voice turned nervous. I gave him a surprised look."In fact what?""Well...Abe said he liked me. But he also made it clear what he'd do to me if I ever hurt you or did anything bad." Adrian grimaced. "In fact, he described what he'd do in very graphic detail. Then, just like that, he switched to some random, happy topic. I like the guy, but he's scary."
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"Best Friends. And I thought of what she had done all the millions of times I cried to her, collapsing at even the slightest wounding of my heart or pride. So I reached over and pulled her to me, wrapping my arms around her, and held my best friend close, returning so many favors all at once...."
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"Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another."
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"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else."
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"The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away."
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"If we are related, we shall meet. It was a tradition of the ancient world, that no metamorphosis could hide a god from a god; and there is a Greek verse which runs, "The Gods are to each other not unknown."Friends also follow the laws of divine necessity; they gravitate to each other, and cannot otherwise."
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"If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give."
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"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine."
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"A true friend will never stand in your allotted beam of light. They will get out of the way so you can grow, but they'll stay nearby in case you need what they can offer."
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"Their hands slapped library door handles together, their chests broke track tapes together, their tennis shoes beat parallel pony tracks over lawns, trimmed bushes, squirreled trees, no one losing, both winning, thus saving their friendship for other times of loss."
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"Psyche you out?" I repeat. "I'm your FRIEND. I wouldn't do that." He doesn't say anything. I can tell he doesn't believe me-not quite."
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"Blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn't all-encompassing, that wasn't blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. It was just that now that she'd had this kind, she didn't want another."
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"Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend."
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"If you're truly friends, then you don't just offer a little whisp of your love. You unzip your chest, reach in and pull your heart out and says, "It's all yours-please keep it beating."
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"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
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"The people in my circle? Those who make me feel blessed, not stressed."
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"An old friend never can be found and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost."
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"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."
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"Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never."
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"The joy of having no friends is that I can do anything I want; when I want.The downside is, that I have no one to share it with."
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"Don't tell your friend you are fighting with your wife, it gives him pleasure."
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"Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it's unfair that I can be an elephant?"Percy considered. "Okay. I guess you got a point. But the next time I say you're totally beast-""Just shut up," Frank said. "Please."Percy cracked a smile."
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"Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path."
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"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?"
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"Whoever is present in your spring would more than likely have respected your winter."
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"Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends."
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"Leo, Jason said, "you're weird."Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. "But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes...!"
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"Friendship is based on trust and treating others kindly."
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"Hey, Cath. Will you warn me when you take off your glasses?"
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"Surround yourself with those who won't compete but will revel in you your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities."
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"A true friend lets you know that the door is always open, even when it's closed."
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"Friendship lasts for four seasons and more."
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