“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.”
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It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.