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"A friend is, as it were, a second self."
Marcus Tullius Cicero
"A friend is, as it were, a second self."
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"The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness."
Ovid
"The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness."
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"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."
Johann Kaspar Lavater
"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."
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"Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy."
Publilius Syrus
"Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy."
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"He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead."
Voltaire
"He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead."
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"My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'"
Mitch Hedberg
"My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'"
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"Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves."
Oliver Goldsmith
"Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves."
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"A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down."
Arnold H. Glasow
"A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down."
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"I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends."
Wanda Jackson
"I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends."
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"Tom Byron is my friend. JJ Michaels is my friend. I haven't heard from him. I don't know what he believes. A couple of other have called but I haven't called them back."
Marc Wallice
"Tom Byron is my friend. JJ Michaels is my friend. I haven't heard from him. I don't know what he believes. A couple of other have called but I haven't called them back."
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"I think there's something incredibly sexy about a woman wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt and underwear."
Calvin Klein
"I think there's something incredibly sexy about a woman wearing her boyfriend's T-shirt and underwear."
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"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship."
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship."
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"My friends, there are no friends."
Coco Chanel
"My friends, there are no friends."
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"The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes."
Sallust
"The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes."
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"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation."
George Washington
"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation."
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"Like a sculptor, if necessary,carve a friend out of stone.Realize that your inner sight is blindand try to see a treasure in everyone."
Rumi
"Like a sculptor, if necessary,carve a friend out of stone.Realize that your inner sight is blindand try to see a treasure in everyone."
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"Lebedev: A time has come of sorrow and sadness for you. Man, my dear friend, is like a samovar. It doesn't always stand on a shelf in the chill but sometimes they put hot coals in it and it goes psh... psh! This comparison is worthless but you won't think up a cleverer one."
Anton Chekhov
"Lebedev: A time has come of sorrow and sadness for you. Man, my dear friend, is like a samovar. It doesn't always stand on a shelf in the chill but sometimes they put hot coals in it and it goes psh... psh! This comparison is worthless but you won't think up a cleverer one."
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"I've taken my knickers off. My friends told me my panty line was visible, so I went without."
Helena Christensen
"I've taken my knickers off. My friends told me my panty line was visible, so I went without."
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"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need."
Epicurus
"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need."
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"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
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"We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States."
Barack Obama
"We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States."
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"I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming."
Sara Paretsky
"I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming."
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"I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new."
Robert Service
"I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new."
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"Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long."
Robert Lynd
"Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long."
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"History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all."
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
"History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all."
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"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."
Grenville Kleiser
"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."
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"Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other."
Oliver Goldsmith
"Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other."
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"Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that."
Mats Sundin
"Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that."
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"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."
Sallust
"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."
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"Fritz Lang was one of my dearest, dearest friends. I loved working with him."
Sylvia Sidney
"Fritz Lang was one of my dearest, dearest friends. I loved working with him."
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"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty."
Stephen King
"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty."
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"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."
Kahlil Gibran
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."
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"I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly."
Uwe Boll
"I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly."
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"A good friend is my nearest relation."
Thomas Fuller
"A good friend is my nearest relation."
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"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings."
Jean de la Bruyere
"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings."
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"My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people."
Laurell K. Hamilton
"My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people."
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"Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger."
Franklin P. Jones
"Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger."
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"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."
Octavia Butler
"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."
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"Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk."
Ethel Waters
"Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk."
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"Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes."
Patricia Ireland
"Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes."
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"How delightful to find a friend in everyone."
Joseph Brodsky
"How delightful to find a friend in everyone."
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"A girl's legs are her best friends... but even the best of friends must part."
Redd Foxx
"A girl's legs are her best friends... but even the best of friends must part."
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"He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all."
"He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all."
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"To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up."
Christopher Knight
"To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up."
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"Show me a friend in need and I'll show you a pest."
Joe E. Lewis
"Show me a friend in need and I'll show you a pest."
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"I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer's heart."
Sandra Cisneros
"I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer's heart."
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"I find it difficult to imagine an afterlife, such as Christians, or at any rate many religious people, conceive it, believing that the conversations with relatives and friends interrupted here on earth will be continued in the hereafter."
Edvard Munch
"I find it difficult to imagine an afterlife, such as Christians, or at any rate many religious people, conceive it, believing that the conversations with relatives and friends interrupted here on earth will be continued in the hereafter."
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"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."
Mark Twain
"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."
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"Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed."
Edgar Bergen
"Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed."
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"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."
Baltasar Gracian
"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."
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