Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,...

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become...

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,...

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old...

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old...

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly...

Preparation is not the enemy of success, but a dear friend. Be good to yourself...

Preparation is not the enemy of success, but a dear friend. Be good to yourself...

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to...

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.