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I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend
Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves
How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends
Friendship is but a name. I love no one
At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry
To keep up and improve friendship, thou must be willing to receive a kindness, as well as do one
Let friendship creep gently to a height; if it rush to it, it may soon run itself out of breath
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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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