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...of the human breast, to thee we fly in every calamity.
--_Goldsmith_.
Of all felicities the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels us in all our extremities.
--_Seneca_.
Old friends are the greatest blessings of one's later years.
--_Horace Walpole_.
Of all the best things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best.
--_Owen Meredith_.
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Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
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--_Publius Syrus_.
True friendship purifies and exalts. A friend may be a second conscience.
--_J. Stalker_.
The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves, or rather loved in spite of ourselves.
--_Hugo_.
The fewer our friends become, the more let us love one another.
--_Benjamin Franklin_.
The surest bulwark against evil is that of friendship.
--_Yonge_.
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The years have... Syrus, Publilius
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Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.