1.
Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.
Al Capone
'Watch who you confer camaraderie upon. I would rather possess four coins than a hundred cent pieces.'
2.
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
Eleanor Roosevelt
Countless individuals will drift in and out of your life, but only genuine comrades will leave indelible impressions on your soul.
3.
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.
Lois Wyse
A supportive companion is a bond to living - a link to the past, an avenue to the future, the anchor of stability amid an entirely mad universe.
4.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones
John Lennon
Being truthful may not net you a multitude of acquaintances but it will always secure you the perfect ones.
5.
Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.
Harry S. Truman
Strive diligently. Give it your all. Abide by your promises. Do not become arrogant. Put faith in the Almighty. Do not be afraid; and Cherish camaraderie.
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There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
Socrates
A beneficial and devoted companion is invaluable.
7.
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume.
Sara Jeannette Duncan
When two friends grasp each other's sentiments perfectly, the dialogue is delicate yet powerful like an orchid's fragrance.
8.
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Donna Roberts
9.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
Helen Keller
Exploring the shadows with a companion is preferable to venturing alone in the brightness.
10.
According to a new survey, 90% of men say their lover is also their best friend. Which is really kind of disturbing when you consider man's best friend is his dog.
Jay Leno
A recent poll has uncovered that 90% of males state their beloved is likewise their closest companion. This is somewhat alarming when one considers that man's most faithful comrade is his canine.
11.
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.
Oscar Wilde
I have no desire to ascend to the afterlife. None of my acquaintances are present in the beyond.
12.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Abraham Lincoln
Transform an opponent into an ally.
13.
Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
'Life is unpredictable. Allow me to guide you.'
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A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.
Douglas Pagels
A confidant is one of the most pleasant possessions you can have, and one of the finest states you can inhabit.
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A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
Jim Morrison
A companion is someone who allows you to express yourself without restraint.
16.
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring.
Oscar Wilde
18.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
Be polite to everyone, but form close bonds with a select few, and ensure those relationships have been tested before entrusting them with your trust.
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When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.
Diane von Furstenberg
When a female cultivates her own self-affection life is simpler.
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I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.
Jon Katz
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Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Plautus
'Nothing but paradise can top a true and loyal companion.'
22.
A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.
Benjamin Franklin
'A Sibling may not be a Companion, but a Companion will always be a Sibling.'
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
C. S. Lewis
Connection is dispensable, like rationale, like creativity... It has no endurance advantage; rather it is one of those things that provide worth to endurance.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Dale Carnegie
You can make more connections in two months by demonstrating interest in others than you can in two years by attempting to draw attention to yourself.
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We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson
We are all explorers in the wilderness of life, and the best we can hope to encounter on our journey is a loyal companion.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Mencius
Camaraderie is two souls in one thought.
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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
Charles Caleb Colton
Genuine camaraderie is like robust health; the worth of it is infrequently comprehended until it is gone.
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Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
Richard Bach
29.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Elbert Hubbard
31.
You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.
Trenton Lee Stewart
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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.
Alphonsus Liguori
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Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
34.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
35.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Khalil Gibran
36.
May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies.
Voltaire
37.
Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.
A. A. Milne
38.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Aristotle
40.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle
41.
True love doesn't come to you it has to be inside you.
Julia Roberts
42.
A good friend will always stab you in the front.
Oscar Wilde
43.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
William Blake
44.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
Epictetus
45.
Parabatai" said Jace. "It means a pair of warriors who fight together - who are closer than brothers. Alec is more than justmy best friend.
Cassandra Clare
46.
I get by with a little help from my friends.
John Lennon
47.
We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.
A. A. Milne
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We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.
Tim McGraw
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Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Jean de La Fontaine
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A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
Leo Buscaglia