Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.
rejoicing, joy, suffering, friendship
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
growth, successive, choirs, friendship
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
friendship, sweet responsibility, an opprtunity
Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
intimate, courteous, friendship