Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Quote by Henri Nouwen

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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,...

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...

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,...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will...

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will,...

My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will,...

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is...

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is...

What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly...

What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly...

My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's...

My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

The road to a friend's house is never long.

The road to a friend's house is never long.