But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!

Quote by George Canning

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Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.

Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.

I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.

I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking...

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking...

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe, bold I can meet, perhaps may...

Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe, bold I can meet, perhaps may...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

Real friends don't get offended when you call them bad names. They smile and call...

Real friends don't get offended when you call them bad names. They smile and call...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You, too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You, too?...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

A friend is the only person you will let into the house when you are...

A friend is the only person you will let into the house when you are...

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship formed. As in filling a vessel drop...

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship formed. As in filling a vessel drop...

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found such an one...

A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found such an one...

...A simple I love you means more than money.

...A simple I love you means more than money.