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“Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men commend, What trusty treasure in the world can counterfail a friend?”

Men World Friendship Treasure Mortals Heavenly

Author:Nicholas Grimald

“If you want to make a dangerous man your friend, let him do you a favor.”

Ifs Men Want Friendship Dangerous Danger Favors Dangerous Man

Author:Lewis E. Lawes

“He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.”

Men States Friendship Enemy Honor Highest Harm Disgrace Tao Te Ching Leadership Friends And Enemies Unconcerned

Book:Tao Te Ching

Source: Tao Te Ching

“Prove your friend ere you have need, but in deed A friend is never known till a man have need.”

Author:John Heywood

“Men met each other with erected look, The steps were higher that they took; Friends to congratulate their friends made haste, And long inveterate foes saluted as they pass'd.”

Men Looks Long Made Friendship Steps Higher Mets Foe Haste

Book:The Poetical works

Source: The Poetical works

“Make no man your friend before inquiring how he has used his former friends; for you must expect him to treat you as he has treated them. Be slow to give your friendship, but when you have given it, strive to make it lasting; for it is as reprehensible to make many changes in one's associates as to have no friends at all. Neither test your friends to your own injury nor be willing to forego a test of your companions.”

Men Giving Used Given Friendship Willing Tests Treats Strive Treated Former Injury Companion Lasting Associates No Friends Inquiring Former Friends

Author:Isocrates

“My friend, when a man has anything to tell in this world, the difficulty is not to make him tell it, but to prevent him from telling it too often.”

Men World Friendship This World My Friends Difficulty

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“Remember this Saying, 'That the good Paymaster is Lord of another Man's Purse.' He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the Time he promises, may at any Time, and on any Occasion, raise all the Money his Friends can spare.”

Men May Remember Friendship Pay Known Lord Promise Raises Occasions Spares Another Man Purses

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.”

Men Country Friendship Critics

Author:Benjamin Disraeli

“The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves and to all their circle of acquaintance and of activity; but for this type of friendship both a rare man and a rare woman are needed.”

Men May Long Doe Desire Values Friendship Type Needed Activity Circles Acquaintance Long Life Comradeship

Book:The Family and Its Members

Source: The Family and Its Members

“A man and his dog is a sacred relationship. What nature hath put together let no woman put asunder.”

Men Funny Together Friendship Dog Sacred

Author:A. R. Gurney

“You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.”

Men Can Do Friendship Friends Favors Cooperation

Author:Mark Cane

“As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.”

Men Needs Self Matter Friendship Enemy Tasks Former Latter Good Friend Preservation Ardent Self Preservation

Author:Diogenes

“If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.”

Ifs Men Has Beens Success Friendship Successful Musician Being Successful Good Friend Success In Life Punk Rock Great Friend Great Friendship

Book:Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone

Source: Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone

“But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost.”

Thinking Men Firsts Feelings Friendship

Author:Alicia Machado