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" Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting. "

Eustace Budgell

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" We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy. "

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" It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. "

" I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not demonstrative in my case. "

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" How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing. "

" Life has no blessing like a prudent friend. "

" When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better. "

" People of noble character are afraid of keeping friendship with dishonorable people. But people of discreditable character consider friendship with the dishonorable as a blood relationship. "

" I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. "

" Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't inherently better than men's, simply different. "

" Watching John Lasseter's films, I think I can understand better than anyone that what he's doing, is going straight ahead with his vision and working really hard to get that vision into film form. And I feel that my understanding this of him is my friendship towards him. "

" I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't. "

" I have a very close friendship with the skaters. "

" Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace. "

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" It's quite difficult to write about female friendship without it seeming to be a very niche subject. It's a difficult balance. "

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" Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love. "

" I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me. "

" There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise. "

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" I despise shows that present friendship where you're always there for each other and really strong because I don't know anyone like that. I mean, I've got great friends, but I can go months without seeing them because I think, 'I just can't deal with having to give you anything.' "

" Friendship is the most important thing of all. "

" Advocating for yourself in the context of friendship starts with choosing the right people to be part of your inner circle. "

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" True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. "

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" Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. "

" You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. "

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" I rekindled a friendship I hadn't had in a long time, and I was reminded of all the parts of me that had left. I was like, 'Wow, I love to paint and to write and to be outside.' "

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" Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting. "

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" Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. "

" Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise. "

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