"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, Nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when they
discover that someone else believes in them and is willing to trust them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
"The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - The Bible, John 15:13
"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair." - Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. " - Euripides (c 480 - 460 B.C.)
"Misfortune shows those who are not really friends." - Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.)
"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods." - Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.)
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
"The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends." - Cicero (106 - 43 B.C.)
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. 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 (1732 - 1799)
"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship." - John D. Rockefeller (1874 - 1960)
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) - The Picture of Dorian Gray
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