Some more quotes on friendship... |
There are those who pass like ships in the night, who meet for a moment, then sail out of sight with never a backwards glance of regret; folks we know briefly then quickly forget... ...Then there are friends who sail together through quiet waters and stormy weather helping each other through joy and through strife. And they are the kind who give meaning to life. -Unknown Two friends, two hearts, with one soul inspired. -Homer My treasures are my friends. -Constantius Wherever you are, it is your friends who make your world. -William James Happiness seems meant to be shared. -Jean Racine Never shall I forget the days which I spent with you...continue to be my friend as you will always find me yours. -Ludwig von Beetoven Friends are flowers in the garden of life. The road to a friend's house is never long. -Danish Proverb My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. -Henry Ford The best mirror is an old friend. -German Proverb Real friends believe in your dreams. I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends. -Walt Whitman And the song from beginning to end, I found in the heart of a friend. -Longfellow Friends are flowers that never fade. A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he that has found one has found a treasure. -Eccleaslasticus 6.14 Friendship and enmity are bound to each other by a distinct chain of cause and effect. -Garuda Purana Do not accept as friend anyone who is not as good as you. -Analects 1.8 The best friend is God. -Talmud Foolish friends are worse than wise enemies. -Jatnkas 11 A man does not repose so much confidence in his sons, wives, and brothers as he implicitly places in his own natural friends. -Hinduism Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable unto him. -Ecclesiastes 9.10 Be a new friend to an old friend. -Pand Nameh The excellence of friendship is measured by love. -Tao Teh Ching A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. -Proverbs 17.17 Thou art thine own friend; why wishest thou for a friend beyond thyself? In this life there is none more happy than he who has a friend to converse with, a friend to live with, and a friend to chat with. Do not forget a friend in your heart, and be not unminded of him in your wealth. -Ecclesiastes 17.6 To converse with your friends is like cool water on the soul. -Sufism Superior men extinguish the fire of hate by friendship. A friend is like gold, and trials are like fire; the pure gold is well and happy in the heart of the fire. Be conscientious in speaking to your friend, be tactful in your efforts to guide him aright. A friend cannot be known in prosperity; an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity. -Ecclesiastes 12.8 He is the true friend who is beside us when trouble comes our way. |
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