Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They’ll stay faithful as long as it’s safe and doesn’t involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going. 701
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. 661
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all. 651
The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself. 2.15K
There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone. 592
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. 2.5K
I finally faced the fact that it isn’t a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems. 758
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work. 660
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. 663
When I finish a picture I don’t show it to anyone if I feel it’s not good enough yet. I’ve learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it’s the biggest success if they like it. 2.12K
We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success. 666
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. 697
One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim. 2.09K
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention. 3.01K
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. 644
