Best Friend quotes
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"Well, Bud," he said, looking at me, "I'll be damned if you don't go to a lot of trouble to have your fun. Kidnapping, then fighting. What do you do on your holidays? Burn houses?"
"Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all."
"A hug is the perfect gift, one size fits all, everyone likes them and no-one cares if it is given back."
"In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us."
"Doesn't this quote just call up feelings of comfort and home? Comparing friendship to the nest a bird lives in and builds with loving determination reminds me that having a solid relationship takes work and dedication. And yet, when you succeed in crafting a friendship, you can rest in the comfort it provides."
"My mum is my best friend."
"Even the utmost good-will and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody. We do not wish for Friends to feed and clothe our bodies-neighbors are kind enough for that-but to do the like office to our spirits."
"Would you hurt a man keenest strike at his self-love?"
"I always looked up to so many people before me and was lucky to become such good friends with them. I learned so much hanging out with those cats."
