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Things don't change, but by and by our wishes change.
A bosom friend - an intimate friend, you know - a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.
To ensure that the self doesn't shrink, to see that it holds on to its volume, memories have to be watered like potted flowers, and the watering calls for regular contact with the witnesses of the past, that is to say, with friends.
A friend is a beloved mystery; dearest always because he is not ourself, and has something in him which it is impossible for us to fathom. If it were not so, friendship would lose its chief zest.
A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
Friendship involves many things but, above all the power of going outside oneself and appreciating what is noble and loving in another.
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.
Think to Thank. In these three words are the finest capsule course for a happy marriage, formula for enduring friendship, and a pattern for personal happiness.
Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till that moment, each believed to be his own unique treasure (or burden).
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
Support your friends - even in their mistakes. But be clear, however, that it is the friend and not the mistake you are supporting.
All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.
My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia
If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky
At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry
My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun.'
Friendship must never be buried under the weight of misunderstanding.
Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.
The American arrives in Paris with a few French phrases he has culled from a conversational guide or picked up from a friend who owns a beret.
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