“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~~ Marcel Proust
Friendship Quotations
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, just as much to stand up to our friends.” ~~ Albus Dumbledore, from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling
“I think the reward for conformity is everyone likes you but yourself. ” ~~ Rita Mae Brown
“The best mirror is an old friend.” ~~ George Herbert
“A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.” ~~ Louisa May Alcott
“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.” ~~ George Washington
“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
“Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.” ~~ Abigail Van Buren
“Who shall kindle others must himself glow.” ~~ Italian Proverb