Quotes by True Friend For friends... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble. Francis Bacon true-friend book looks A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring. Francois de La Rochefoucauld true-friend possession friendship But we may go further, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends; without which the world is but a wilderness. Francis Bacon true-friend solitude real Envy is destroyed by true friendship, as coquetry by true love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquetry true-friend envy True friendship destroys envy, and true love destroys coquetterie. Francois de La Rochefoucauld true-friend love friendship As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld true-friend love friendship A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart. Gabriel Garcia Marquez true-friend best-friend friendship A true friend of mankind whose heart has but once quivered in compassion over the sufferings of the people, will understand and forgive all the impassable alluvial filth in which they are submerged, and will be able to discover the diamonds in the filth. Fyodor Dostoevsky true-friend compassion heart One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim. George Carlin funny-best-friend true-friend friendship A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. George Eliot true-friend best-friend friendship True friendship is a plant of slow growth. George Washington true-friend family friendship A true friend is forever a friend. George MacDonald true-friend-is true-friend forever True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington true-friend inspiration friendship A real friend does not pick up the bill for an addict’s drugs: he packs the friend off to rehab instead. Today, only those who speak up against Israel’s policies – who denounce the occupation, the blockade, and the war – are the nation’s true friends. Gideon Levy true-friend real war A true friend to me is someone that comes over for dinner, and hangs out with my daughter, someone I party with on a regular basis. Gilbert Melendez true-friend daughter party A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. George Washington true-friend patriotic 4th-of-july Just as the dawn is the forerunner of the arising of the sun, so true friendship is the forerunner of the arising of the noble eightfold path. Gautama Buddha true-friend noble dawn All true friendliness begins with fire and food and drink and the recognition of rain or frost. Gilbert K. Chesterton true-friend fire rain Hold a true friend with both your hands. Friedrich Nietzsche true-friend best-friend friendship A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. true-friend support offering «1234567891011»