Short quotations about, friends - Page 2

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We are not enemies but friends. We …

15 Feb , 2011  

We are not enemies but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory shall swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of nature. Great short quote and quotation by: Abraham Lincoln , 16th […]

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We cherish our friends not for thei…

15 Feb , 2011  

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them. Great short quote and quotation by: Evelyn Waugh , English novelist & satirist (1903 – 1966)

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Ricther

We learn our virtues from our frien…

15 Feb , 2011  

We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection. Great short quote and quotation by: Ricther ,

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John Kerry, Speech at Democratic Convention, May 31, 2002

We must uphold the promise of Roose…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block. Great short quote and quotation by: John Kerry, Speech at Democratic Convention, May 31, 2002 , US Democratic politician (1943 […]

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Thucydides, Peloponnesian War

We secure our friends not by accept…

15 Feb , 2011  

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them. Great short quote and quotation by: Thucydides, Peloponnesian War , Greek historian (471 BC – 400 BC)

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We take care of our health, we lay …

15 Feb , 2011  

We take care of our health, we lay up money, we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient, but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting the best property of all — friends? Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Wear a smile and have friends,

15 Feb , 2011  

Wear a smile and have friends, wear a scowl and have wrinkles. Great short quote and quotation by: George Eliot , English novelist (1819 – 1880)

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When one is trying to do something …

15 Feb , 2011  

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Miller , US author (1891 – 1980)

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When one is trying to do something …

15 Feb , 2011  

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Miller , US author (1891 – 1980)

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Japanese Proverb

When the character of a man is not …

15 Feb , 2011  

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Great short quote and quotation by: Japanese Proverb ,

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Elaine Richards

While I am not a fan of corporal pu…

15 Feb , 2011  

While I am not a fan of corporal punishment, I am not a fan of his friends Major Nuisance or General Disturbance. Great short quote and quotation by: Elaine Richards ,

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Aristotle

Without friends no one would choose…

15 Feb , 2011  

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. Great short quote and quotation by: Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics , Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC – 322 BC)

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