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.
It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
We do not remember days, we remember moments.
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?
You Too? I thought I was the only one.
A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.
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.
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.
Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend.
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.
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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