More inspirational words about the tie that binds... and bonds.
It is a gift of God to us to be able to share our love with others.
~ Mother Teresa ~
Friends remind us we are part of something
greater than ourselves, a larger world.
~ Barbara Jenkins ~
Of all best things upon the earth,
I hold that a faithful friend is the best.
~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton ~
We sat on the edge of the earth,
with our feet dangling over the side,
and marveled that we had found each other.
~ Erik Dillard ~
Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest
human beings infinite distances continue to exist,
a wonderful living side by side can grow up,
if they succeed in loving the distance between them
which makes it possible for each to see
the other whole against the sky.
~ Rainer Marie Rilke ~
Friends are like windows through which
you see out into the world and back into yourself.
~ Merle Shain ~
Words cannot express the joy which a friend imparts;
They only can know who have experienced.
A friend is dearer than the light of heaven,
for it would be better for us that the sun
were extinguished than that we should
be without friends.
~ St. John Crysostom ~
The beloved friend does not fill one part of the soul,
but, penetrating the whole, becomes connected with all feeling.
~ William Ellery Channing ~
Grant me still a friend in my retreat,
Whom I may whisper,
Solitude is sweet.
~ William Cowper ~
Look deep within yourself and recognize what brings life
and grace into your heart. It is this that can be shared
with those around you. You are loved by God.
This is an inspiration to love.
~ Christopher De Vinck ~
How sweet the sound of friends laughing together,
of sharing the joy of knowing each other so well.
~ Anonymous ~
Now may the warming love of friends
Surround you as you go
Down the path of light and laughter
Where the happy memories grow.
~ Helen Lowrie Marshall
The first blush of friendship is a grace to behold:
a moment of shyness, a tentative hello.
Every other gift in life takes wing from here---
affection, generosity, sharing---until soon your life is rich.
~ Anonymous ~
When I recollect the treasure of friendship
that has been bestowed upon me,
I withdraw all charges against life.
If much has been denied me,
much, very much, has been given to me.
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends
lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
~ Helen Keller ~
Indeed, we do not really live unless we have friends
surrounding us like a firm wall against the winds of the world.
~ Charles Hanson Towne ~
Hearts never lose touch; friendships linger forever
in a place that no words could ever describe.
~ Anonymous ~
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world,
And the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend.
She is a fortunate voyager who finds many.
We travel indeed to find them.
They are the end and the reward of life.
They keep us worthy of ourselves;
and when we are alone, we are only nearer to the absent.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~
Many people will walk in and out of your life;
Only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
~ Anonymous ~
I cannot count the number of times I have been strengthened
by another’s heartfelt hug, appreciative note,
surprise gift, or caring questions….
My friends are an oasis to me, encouraging me to go on.
They are essential to my well-being.
~ Dee Brestin ~
A friend is one to whom one may pour out
all the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together,
knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it,
keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness,
blow the rest away.
~ George Eliot ~
