QUOTES ON FRIENDSHIP


"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

"My friends have come to me unsought. The great God gave them to me...Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed..."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Learn how to carry a friendship greatly, whether or not it is returned. Why should one regret if the receiver is not equally generous? It never troubles the sun that some of his rays fall wide and in vain into ungrateful space, and only a small part on the reflecting planet. Let your greatness educate the crude and cold companion. If he is unequal, he will presently pass away; but thou art enlarged by thy own shining."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Some people strengthen our society just by being the kind of people they are."

- John W. Gardner