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We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. -- Sir Francis Bacon |
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There is little friendship in the world, and least of all between equals. -- Sir Francis Bacon |
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Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. -- Seneca |
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Friendship is a sheltering tree. -- Samuel Coleridge |
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The verb "to love" in Persian is "to have a friend." "I love you" translated literally is "I have you as a friend," and "I don't like you" simply means "I don't have you as a friend." -- Shusha Guppy |
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Always set 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. -- Samuel Johnson |
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There is an energy field between humans. And, when we reach out in passion, it is met with an answering passion and changes the relationship forever. -- Rollo May |
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When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don't stand still and look around On all the hills I haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground, Blade-end up and five feet tall, And plod: I go up to the stone wall For a friendly visit. -- Robert Frost |
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words. -- Rachel Naomi Remen |
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