“If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.” IfsTwoHandsAsksFriendshipLosesAcceptingJudgingFriendsGainsCatholicSaintStrangerDisputesRequestHippoOne FriendTwo FriendsChristian Friends Author:Saint Augustine
“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.” IfsMatterOrderDifficultFriendshipAnimalHabitGainsCatPhilosophicalSlaveAffectionWorthySentimentsExtravagantTenaciousMethodicalNeatness Author:Theophile Gautier
“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.” IfsWaySaidFearFriendshipSimpleTrustApproachGainsLastingSuspicionMistrustSimple Truths Book:The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt Source: The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art: let them therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make election rather of thy betters, than thy inferiors.” MenArtChoicesFriendshipWiseBecomingGainsElectionTheeJudgedVirtuousInferiorsBeing Wise Book:Miscellaneous works Source: Miscellaneous works