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“Though most of the friendships of the world ill deserve the name of friendships; yet a man may make use of them on occasion, as of a traffic whose returns are uncertain, and in which 'tis usual to be cheated.”

Men World May Use Names Friendship Return Deserve Ill Occasions Usual Uncertain Traffic Cheated

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The soil of friendship is worn out with constant use. Habit may still attach us to each other, but we feel ourselves fettered by it. Old friends might be compared to old married people without the tie of children.”

People Feels May Children Stills Use Might Friendship Habit Married Constant Ties Soil Worn Old Friends Worn Out

Book:The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt

Source: The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt

“[H]ow do I pity those who (assuming the name of friends) surround themselves with maxims importing the wisdom of doubt and suspicion, 'til they impose on themselves that very hard task of laboring through life without ever knowing a human creature to whom they can make the proper use of language and freely speak the dictates of their hearts!”

Humans Heart Hard Use Values Names Speak Language Friendship Knowing Doubt Friends Creatures Tasks Assuming Pity Surround Suspicion Maxims Use Of Language

Author:Sarah Fielding

“Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.”

Knows Use Friendship Knowledge Trust Self Knowledge Defects Foe

Book:Poetical Works, with Life of the Author and Notes

Source: Poetical Works, with Life of the Author and Notes

“Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.”

Use Friendship Friends Constant Worn Fabric Friendship Memories One Line Friendship Sewing Kick Ass Ragged Quilting

Book:Complete Stories

Source: Complete Stories

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

“Oh, sometimes I think it is of no use to make friends. They only go out of your life after awhile and leave a hurt that is worse than the emptiness before they came.”

Thinking Sometimes Use Friendship Hurt Emptiness Fake People

Book:Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books

Source: Anne of Green Gables Collection: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, and More Anne Shirley Books

“I had one simple idea about telling friends about arts and technology events. People in the community suggested everything else to us, and that's our theme. We're really run by the people who use the site. We just run the infrastructure, and help out with problems.”

People Art Ideas Helping Use Problem Running Friendship Community Simple Technology Events Internet Theme Site Infrastructure Simple Ideas Art And Technology

Author:Craig Newmark

“I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but I seldom use them.”

I Can Book Use Friendship My Friends

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

“Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend, rather than the gloss of a sweet-lipped flatterer there is more profit in a distasteful truth than in deceitful sweetness.”

Ifs Men Book Use Lying Friendship Sweet Profit Deceit Severe Sweetness Thyself Commentary Questionable Deceitful Flatterer Gloss Distasteful

Author:Francis Quarles

“If I mayn't tell you what I feel, what is the use of a friend?”

Ifs Feels Use Friendship Bitterness

Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

“Dennis to friend: No use crying, Joey. There aren't any grownups around.”

Use Friendship Cry Grownups Joey

Author:Hank Ketcham

“Make use of your friends by being of use to them.”

Author:Benjamin Franklin