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No words heal better than the silent company of a friend.
‘You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.’
‘Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.’
‘The best mirror is an old friend.’
‘Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.’
‘I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.’
‘Perfect affection can only endure between man and beast. Between human beings lurks always some antagonism.’
‘Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.’
‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart.’ —Confucius
‘Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.’ —Virginia Woolf
Your presence is reassuring—like a firefly in the night.
‘I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.’ —William Blake
‘If you and I are no different, what do we have to give each other? How can we ever be friends?’ —Christopher Isherwood
‘He who removes fear from your mind is the greatest friend.’ —Indian proverb
‘Your closest friend is like the spouse you won’t divorce. To have both is the best and most sensible adultery.’ —Anonymous
