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That friendship may be at once fond and lasting, there must not only be equal virtue on each part, but virtue of the same kind; not only the same end must be proposed but the same means must be approved by both
Men become friends by a community of pleasures
Life has no pleasure higher or nobler than that of friendship
Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair
The man with a host of friends who slaps on the back everybody he meets is regarded as the friend of nobody
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit
No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds
Friendship is essentially a partnership
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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."
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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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