Friends are like fiddle strings; they must not be screwed too tight.

Quote by H G Bohn

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Few there are that will endure a true friend.

Few there are that will endure a true friend.

He preacheth patience that never knew pain.

He preacheth patience that never knew pain.

Every dog is a lion at home.

Every dog is a lion at home.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

Every dog is a lion at home.

Every dog is a lion at home.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

He that ceaseth to be a friend never was a good one.

He that ceaseth to be a friend never was a good one.

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms.

Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms.

He preacheth patience that never knew pain

He preacheth patience that never knew pain

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to...Sooner or later you have to...

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to...Sooner or later you have to...

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the...

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the...

Physical pain however great ends in itself and falls away like dry husks from the...

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss;...

A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss;...

Anger is our natural defense against pain. So when I say I hate you, it...

Anger is our natural defense against pain. So when I say I hate you, it...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

She heard with patience all unto the end, / And strove to maister sorrowful assay,...

She heard with patience all unto the end, / And strove to maister sorrowful assay,...