Quotes about friends
friendship precious-stones broken
Let me take up your metaphor. Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat or violence or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after. The more graceful and ornamental it was, the more clearly do we discern the hopelessness of restoring it to its former state. Coarse stones, if they are fractured, may be cemented again; precious stones, never. Walter Savage Landor
friendship art
Art thou a friend to Roderick? Walter Scott
friendship doe attrition
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
friendship secret foe
Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends. Winston Churchill
friendship running dog
Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-Wug? Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug. Run and fetch him a suitable drug. Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug. That is the way to cure Puggy-Wug.
friendship book writing
Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind.
friends trouble
A friend giveth sympathy in trouble. Torquato Tasso
friends dad quick-wit
My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between. Tony Visconti
friendship lovely devil
Well, we've been lucky devils both And there is no need for a pledge or oath To bind our lovely friendship fast, By firmer stuff Close bound enough. Robert Graves
friendship common pleasure
The friendship which is to be practised or expected by common mortals, must take its rise from mutual pleasure, and must end when the power ceases of delighting each other. Samuel Johnson
friendship men should
A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
friendship names innocent
Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend.
friendship obligation sequels
Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation....
friendship wise silence
To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage.
friendship female elegance
He endearing elegance of female friendship.
friendship pain kindness
Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. he whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you.
friendship confidence honesty
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.
friendship cat names
Another fella told me, he had a sister who looked just fine. Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance to a cat name of Frankenstein. Sam Cooke
friendship strength heart
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. William Hazlitt
friendship meat cold
Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns against them.
friendship faults
I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.
friendship vanity amusement
Friendship is cemented by interest, vanity, or the want of amusement; it seldom implies esteem, or even mutual regard.
friends long forget
If we are long absent from our friends, we forget them; if we are constantly with them, we despise them.
friendship children ties
The soil of friendship is worn out with constant use. Habit may still attach us to each other, but we feel ourselves fettered by it. Old friends might be compared to old married people without the tie of children.
friends character common
The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship.
friendship substance gone
Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.
friendship feelings desire
In a letter to a friend the thought is often unimportant, and the feeling, if it be only a desire to entertain him, every thing. Walter Raleigh
friendship wise art
There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art: let them therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make election rather of thy betters, than thy inferiors.
friendship ties people
When married people don't get on they can separate, but if they're not married it's impossible. It's a tie that only death can sever. W. Somerset Maugham
friendship anniversary graduation
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. Yoko Ono
friends speak-less impact
For maximum impact, listen more and speak less. Willow Bay
friends fun projects
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects. Willie Stargell
friendship unions spirit
Friendship is the union of spirits... William Penn