If, instead of a gem or even a flower, we would cast the gift of a lovely

thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as angels give.

~George MacDonald~
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Friendship is the golden thread that ties the hearts of all hearts of all

the world.

~John Evelyn~
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We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling

a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so

in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run

over.

~Samuel Johnson~
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A  friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart,

chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and

sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow

the rest away.

~Arabian Proverb~
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Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow

Don't walk beside me, I may not lead

Just walk beside me and be my friend

~Albert Camus~
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and

to be understood.

~Seneca~
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is

someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

~Oprah Winfrey~
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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers, and cities;

but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and who,

though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth and

inhabited garden.