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“It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.”

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Author:Theophile Gautier

“Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting.”

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Book:Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

Source: Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

“When we are old, our friends find it difficult to please us, and are less concerned whether we be pleased or not.”

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Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?”

“It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.”

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Author:Theophile Gautier

“You take this cold, remarkable, difficult, dangerous, borderline psychopath man, and you wonder what might have happened to him had he not met his best friend, a friend that no one would have put him with, this solid, dependable, brave, big-hearted war hero. I think people fall in love, not with Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson, but with their friendship. I think it is the most famous friendship in fiction, without a doubt.”

“Creating a close connection to those you do business with has its many risks, rewards and consequences. There are few things in business I have encountered that are more difficult than firing someone, particularly if that someone has always been, or has become a friend. On the flip side, I have been rewarded with many friends.”

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Author:Mark Cuban

“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.”

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Author:Theodore White

“That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard.”

“It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.”

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Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don't understand.”

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Author:Robert Breault