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Friends
«We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and to an enemy in order to make a friend of him»
«While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.»
Author: John Taylor
(Philosopher, Politician, Senator)
| About:
Friends,
Funerals
| Keywords:
loss, mourning, rejoicing, veil
«What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!»
Author: St. Teresa of Avila
(Mystic, Nun, Writer)
| About:
Friends,
Friendship
| Keywords:
Company of
«When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.»
Author: Henry Miller
(Author, Writer)
| About:
Friends
| Keywords:
approval, defeat, moments, powers, useless, with approval
«Who the cap fits, let them wear it. Your worst enemy can be your best friend; your best friend, your worst enemy.»
«When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton
| About:
Advice,
Friends,
Maxim,
Reading
| Keywords:
application, consulted, immediate, maxim, purposely
«Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few, but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many»
«We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| About:
Friends,
Tolerance
| Keywords:
ass, particular, tolerate