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“Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections, because it is founded on principle, and cemented by time. The very reverse may be said of love. In a great degree, love and friendship cannot subsist in the same bosom; even when inspired by different objects they weaken or destroy each other, and for the same object can only be felt in succession. The vain fears and fond jealousies, the winds which fan the flame of love, when judiciously or artfully tempered, are both incompatible with the tender confidence and sincere respect of friendship.”

Source: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

“It is said that friendship between women is only a suspension of hostilities.”

Said Friendship Hostility Suspension

Author:Antoine Rivarol

“Friendship's said to be a plant of tedious growth, its root composed of tender fibers, nice in their taste, cautious in spreading.”

Said Growth Friendship Nice Taste Roots Plant Cautious Tedious Fiber

Book:The relapse

Source: The relapse

“Talleyrand said that two things are essential in life: to give good dinners and to keep on fair terms with women. As the years pass and fires cool, it can become unimportant to stay always on fair terms either with women or one's fellows, but a wide and sensitive appreciation of fine flavours can still abide with us, to warm our hearts.”

Giving Years Heart Said Stills Two Term Friendship Fire Fine Essentials Eating Fairs Fellows Appreciation Warm Dinner Wide Sensitive Two Things Unimportant Flavour

Book:The Art of Eating

Source: The Art of Eating

“Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.”

Love Firsts Said Friendship Sight Love At First Sight Like Love

Author:Herman Melville

“I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world.”

Ifs World Said Friendship Four Gossip Friendship Memories Four Friends

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh?" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”

“I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led to those who help us most to grow If we let them and we help them in return.”

People Ifs Said Reason Helping Grows Friendship Our Lives Heard Return Wicked Broadway Broadway Musical Wicked The Musical

Author:Stephen Schwartz

“Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!”

Knows Said Important Book Friendship Letting Go Bravery Important Things Careful Be Careful Embarrassed Wizards Cleverness Hermione Great Harry Potter

Author:J. K. Rowling

“A friend of mine once sent me a post card with a picture of the entire planet Earth taken from space. On the back it said, 'Wish you were here.”

Said Humor Earth Funny Wish Friendship Space Taken Mines Planets Cards Posts Wish You Planet Earth

Author:Steven Wright

“Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.”

Said Friendship Comforting Robins Pooh Bear Friend

Author:A. A. Milne

“I'll tell you what love is" I said, "It is blind devotion, unquestioning self humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your heart and soul to the smiter.”

World Love Giving Heart Said Soul Self Whole Belief Friendship Love Is Giving Up Blind Devotion Whole World Humiliation Submission Heart And Soul Great Expectations Havisham

Author:Jasper Fforde

“Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "You're cute when you're worried," she muttered. "Your eyebrows get all scrunched together." "You are not going to die while I owe you a favor," I said. "Why did you take that knife?" "You would've done the same for me." It was true. I guess we both knew it. Still, I felt like somebody was poking my heart with a cold metal rod.”

Heart Said Stills Done Together Dies Next Felt Friendship Gone Cold My Heart Favors Burning Worried Cute Knives Metals Eyebrows Foreheads Annabeth Percabeth

Author:Rick Riordan

“We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion or mistrust or with fear.”

Ifs Way Said Fear Friendship Simple Trust Approach Gains Lasting Suspicion Mistrust Simple Truths

Book:The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Source: The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“Friends can be said to "fall in like" with as profound a thud as romantic partners fall in love.”

Said Real Fall Friendship Profound Falling In Love Partners Real Friends Friendship Memories Friendship Day Great Friendship Friendship Garden Short Friend Nice Friend Nice Friendship

Book:Among Friends: Who We Like, Why We Like Them, and What We Do with Them

Source: Among Friends: Who We Like, Why We Like Them, and What We Do with Them

“When all is said and done, friendship is the only trustworthy fabric of the affections. So-called LOVE is a delirious inhuman state of mind: when hot it substitutes indulgence for fair play; when cold it is cruel, but friendship is warmth in cold, firm ground in a bog.”

Source: The End of My Career

“But there's more than just solving the how-to problems. I've often said that if we're going to have a real rural renaissance, I'd just take the solving of the how-to problems for granted. The first thing I'd provide would be festivals.”

Ifs Firsts Said Real Problem Would Be Friendship Community Justice Granted Festivals Renaissance

Author:Ralph Borsodi

“I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.”

Said Politics Friendship Hurt Enemy Hurt Feelings Funny Friend Funny Friendship Funniest Friends

Author:Ann Richards

“eBay had two main things that really spoke to me. It enabled individuals to do things that they could not have done without the Web. The second thing was what Pierre said: "People have met their best friends on eBay. What this has enabled is truly online community."”

People Said Two Done Individual Friendship Community Internet Mets Online Spokes Ebay

Author:Meg Whitman

“The dog of your boyhood teaches you a great deal about friendship, and love, and death: Old Skip was my brother. They had buried him under our elm tree, they said-yet this wasn't totally true. For he really lay buried in my heart.”

“I said I love you and that's forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.”

Way Heart Said Friendship Forever Love You Promise I Promise Anniversary

Author:Billy Joel

“If you are really effective at what you do, 95% of the things said about you will be negative.”

Ifs Love Life Said Success Friendship Negative Love Life

Author:Scott Boras

“When the Man waked up he said, 'What is Wild Dog doing here?' And the Woman said, 'His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.'”

Men Firsts Said Names Friendship Dog He Man My Dog Dog Rescue Cute Dog Man And Dog Cute Puppy Wild Dogs

Book:Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated Edition): 5 Novels & 350+ Short Stories, Poetry, Historical Military Works and Autobiographical Writings from one of the most popular writers in England, known for The Jungle Book, Kim, The Man Who Would Be King

Source: Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated Edition): 5 Novels & 350+ Short Stories, Poetry, Historical Military Works and Autobiographical Writings from one of the most popular writers in England, known for The Jungle Book, Kim, The Man Who Would Be King

“My beloved young friends, determine to serve one another. Opportunities for Christian acts of service do not always come at convenient times. Listen to the spirit when your flesh is weak. For truly the Master said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matt. 25:40). The blessings are tenfold when we do those good, kindly acts of Christian service when it is inopportune or not convenient.”

“It is said that love is blind. Friendship, on the other hand, is clairvoyant.”

Said Hands Friendship Love Is Blind Love Is Blind Clairvoyant

Author:Philippe Soupault

“"I can see nothing," said I, handing it back to my friend. "On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in drawing your inferences."”

Said I Can Reason Friendship Failing Failure My Friends Contrary Drawing Watson Inference

Book:The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 56 Stories & 4 Novels

Source: The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 56 Stories & 4 Novels

“Once upon hearing a friend's bashing comment I said, "Did you reach that conclusion on your own, or did it come through prayer?"”

Said Friendship Prayer Hearing Conclusion Comment

Author:Marvin J. Ashton

“It has been jestingly said that the works of John Paul Richter are almost unintelligible to any but the Germans, and even to some of them. A worthy German, just before Richter's death, edited a complete edition of his works, in which one particular passage fairly puzzled him. Determined to have it explained at the source, he went to John Paul himself. The author's reply was very characteristic: "My good friend, when I wrote that passage, God and I knew what it meant; it is possible that God knows it still; but as for me, I have totally forgotten."”

Knows Has Beens Said Stills Friendship Particular Source Forgotten Worthy Determined Characteristics Passages Good Friend God Knows Puzzled Edited John Paul

Author:Jean Paul

“I read in the proof sheets of Hardy on Ramanujan: "As someone said, each of the positive integers was one of his personal friends." My reaction was, "I wonder who said that; I wish I had." In the next proof-sheets I read (what now stands), "It was Littlewood who said..."”

Said Next Wish Friendship Wonder Mathematics Math Proof Reactions Mathematical Sheets Hardy Mathematical Proof Integers Ramanujan

Book:Littlewood's Miscellany

Source: Littlewood's Miscellany

“"Do not repine, my friends," said Mr. Pecksniff, tenderly. "Do not weep for me. It is chronic."”

Said Friendship My Friends

Book:The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit, Vol. I

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit, Vol. I

“There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.”