"Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law."

Buddha | Hatred | 3 bookmarks

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death."

Paine, Thomas | Adversity | 2 bookmarks

"Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends."

Capote, Truman | Friends and Friendship | 5 bookmarks

"The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend."

Thoreau, Henry David | Friends and Friendship | 3 bookmarks

"Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief."

Addison, Joseph | Friends and Friendship | 9 bookmarks

"Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved."

Addison, Joseph | Friends and Friendship | 4 bookmarks

"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."

Aquinas, St. Thomas | Friends and Friendship | 5 bookmarks

"Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us -- never cease to instruct -- never cloy."

Colton, Charles Caleb | Books - Reading | 8 bookmarks

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend -- or a meaningful day."

Dalai Lama | Friends and Friendship | 8 bookmarks

"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up."

Watson, Thomas J. | Friends and Friendship | 7 bookmarks