One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be stranger to him as he is more familiar to the audience. The longest intimacy could…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...