More inspirational words about the tie that binds... and bonds.
Friendship: It involves many things, but, above all,
the power of going out of one’s self and seeing and appreciating
whatever is noble and loving in another.
~ Thomas Hughes ~
Friendship: Gentle as the dew from silken skies,
radiant as some glorious diadem, set with countless stars.
~ Yeoman Shield ~
A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
~ Henry Van Dyke ~
If there has come to us the miracle of friendship,
if there is a soul to which our soul has been drawn,
it is surely worthwhile being loyal and true.
~ Hugh Black ~
Keep on loving each other….
Do not forget to entertain strangers,
for by doing so some people have entertained
angels without knowing it.
~ Anonymous ~
Silences make the real conversations between friends.
Not saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
~ Margaret Lee Runbeck ~
It is always good to know, if only in passing,
a charming human being;
it refreshes our lives like flowers
and wood and clear brooks.
~ George Eliot ~
To know someone here or there with whom you feel
there is an understanding in spite of distances or thoughts
unexpressed---that can make of this earth a garden.
~ Goethe ~
Kind words smooth all the paths of life
And smiles make burdens light,
And uncomplaining friends can make
A daytime out of night.
~ Carrie Jacobs Bond ~
Friends are angels who lift our feet when our own wings
have trouble remembering how to fly.
~ Anonymous ~
The one who loves with God’s love will not flatter,
or hide anything from his friend, no matter how difficult
it may be to say…. You should be very happy if you are given
a friend who loves you in this way---that is, a friend
who wants to see you progress in spirit and become more
like Christ. You should thank God for the day you met
a person who is like this, for those are rare indeed.
~ Teresa of Avila
The most beautiful discovery true friends make
is that they can grow separately
without growing apart.
~ Elisabeth Foley ~
A friend is one who joyfully sings with you
when you are on the mountain top,
and silently walks beside you through the valley.
~ William A. Ward ~
We never live so intensely as when we love strongly.
We never realize ourselves so vividly
as when we are in the full glow of love for others.
~ Walter Rauschenbusch ~
A best friend is like a completion---
they make you better than you are.
~ Anonymous ~
Friendship is very rare, my dear, and very precious,
And grows rarer and more precious.
~ John Masefield ~
Who but a good friend would put her life on hold
in order to listen, advise, sympathize, and send you
on your way secure in the knowledge that someone cares?
~ Lois Wyse ~
Friends show us who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
~ Anonymous ~
The greatest gift we can give one another
is rapt attention to one another’s existence.
~ Sue Atchley Ebaugh ~
Dare to love and to be a real friend.
The love you give and receive is a reality
that will lead you closer and closer to God
as well as to those whom God has given you to love.
~ Henri J. M. Nouwen ~
Having someone who understand you is home.
Having someone who loves you is belonging.
Having both is a blessing.
~ Anonymous ~
Friendship is something you consider for a moment,
but cherish for eternity.
~ Tim Traynor ~
A friend is s precious possession whose value increases with years.
Someone who doesn’t forsake us when a difficult moment appears.
And our road will be smooth and untroubled
no matter what care life may send;
If we travel the pathway together,
and walk side by side with a friend.
~ Henry Van Dyke ~
