"Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything."
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"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall with our English dead."
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"Most friendship is faining, most loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho, the holly. This life is most jolly."
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"A friend should bear his friend's infirmities."
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"Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-Wug? Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug. Run and fetch him a suitable drug. Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug. That is the way to cure Puggy-Wug."
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"One evening at Chequers the film was Oliver Twist. Rufus, as usual, had the best seat in the house, on his master's lap. At the point when Bill Sikes was about to drown his dog to put the police off his track, Churchill covered Rufus's eyes with his hand. He said, "Don't look now, dear. I'll tell you about it afterwards.""
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"You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality."
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"I love you and I'm here for you."
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"Friendship should be more than biting time can sever."
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"All you need to do to be my friend is like me."
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"A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short."
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"We take care of our health; we lay up money; we make our roof tight, and our clothing sufficient; but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting in the best property of all, -friends?"
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"There can never be deep peace between two spirits, never mutual respect, until, in their dialogue, each stands for the whole world."
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"Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet"
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"Love is like a hunter, who cares not for the game when once caught, which he may have pursued with the most intense and breathless eagerness. Love is strongest in pursuit; friendship in possession."
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"Treat your friend as a spectacle."
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"Better be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo."
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"The condition which high friendship demands is ability to do without it."
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"Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. he whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you."
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"Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions."
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