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The man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit
No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds
Friendship is essentially a partnership
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them
What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude
On the moral plane, true friends enjoy the same protection as the sense of smell confers upon dogs. They scent the sorrow of their friends, they divine its causes, and they clasp it to their minds and hearts
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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