“I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest of her sex, and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.” HappinessDesirePassionSexFriendshipFemaleUnionsPossessionSupremeSoleTendernessInfatuation Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)
“It is a wonderful advantage to a man, in every pursuite or avocation, to secure an adviser in a sensible woman. In woman there is at once a subtle delicacy of tact, and a plain soundness of judgement, which are rarely combined to an equal degree in man. A woman, if she be really your friend, will have a sensitive regard for your character, honor, repute. She will seldom counsel you to do a shabby thing: for a woman friend always desires to be proud of you.” IfsMenCharacterDesireFriendshipWonderfulProudHonorEqualDegreesAdvantageRegardSecureSensitiveJudgementSubtleSensibleBe ProudDelicacyAdviserTactProud Of YouShabbySoundness Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“To have the same desires and the same aversion is assuredly a firm bond of friendship.” DesireFriendshipFirmAversionBonds Of Friendship Author:Sallust
“To desire the same things and to reject the same things, constitutes true friendship. [Lat., Idem velle et idem nolle ea demum firma amicitia est.]” DesireFriendshipRejectsTrue FriendTrue Friendship Author:Sallust
“When you meet the one. It just clicks. Clicking is important in a relationship. When you click, you share the same passion and worldviews, ambitions and dreams. You are willing to share your inner thoughts, fears, desires and secrets. When you click, your partner makes you comfortable in your skin, he or she knows what you need even you're quiet, knows when to give advice and when to just listen. When you click, you allow your partner to steadily be what they desire to be, while you be a steady presence” KnowsNeedsGivingImportantDreamDesirePassionFriendshipSecretShareAdviceWillingQuietAmbitionComfortableSkinsPartnersSteadyWorldviewClicksJust ListenAmbitions And Dreams Author:Rita Zahara
“When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense of gratitude as from a desire to persuade people of our own great worth, that can deserve so much kindness.” PeopleDesireFriendshipKindnessFriendsGratitudeDeserveAffectionVanity Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld