Art of Friendship

– Thomas Aquinas

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly,
takes all patiently, defends courageously, and
continues a friend unchangeably.
– William Penn

Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work.
If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
– Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10

Bhutan

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand,
not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship.
It is the spiritual inspiration
that comes to one when you discover that someone else
believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.
Love risks degenerating into obsession,
friendship is never anything but sharing.
– Elie Wiesel

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
– Aristotle

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
– Albert Schweitzer

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.
I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
– Jane Austen

Words are easy, like the wind;
Faithful friends are hard to find.
– William Shakespeare

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
– Mencius, Chinese philosopher, 4th cent. BCE

– Rabindranath Tagore