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"Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul."
"True friends... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals."
"Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too."
"Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend."
"The true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme poverty lowers the character of the democracy."
"Yet the true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme povery lowers the character of the democracy; measures therefore should be taken which will give them lasting prosperity; and as this is equally the interest of all classes, the proceeds of the public revenues should be accumulated and distributed among its poor, if possible, in such quantities as may enable them to purchase a little farm, or, at any rate, make a beginning in trade or husbandry."
"Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them. A true friend is one soul in two bodies"
"To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, Recanting goodness, sorry ere 'tis shown; But where there is true friendship, there needs none."
"Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself."
"With every true friendship we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. Thought by thought and act by act, with every breath we build more firmly the kingdom of non-violence that is the true home of the spirit of humanity."
"For friends... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble."
"A prince is also respected when he is a true friend and a true enemy; that is, when he declares himself on the side of one prince against another without any reservation."
"All true friendliness begins with fire and food and drink and the recognition of rain or frost."
"Don't expect your friend to be a perfect person. Help your friend to become a perfect person. That is true friendship"
"Michael Jackson? He was something more (than one of my favorite entertainers), a true friend. He wasn't just a genius. Above all, he was a good person, who gave so much. He gave people values, he encouraged them to better themselves all the time. He was far deeper and more authentic than people could see. He was misunderstood too many times"
"I have had no true friends, only lovers."
"Israel is a true friend. It is our greatest ally in the region. And if Israel is attacked, America will stand with Israel. I've made that clear throughout my presidency."
"Till man destroys "self" he is no true friend of God."
"A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring."
"New technology is the true friend of full employment; the indispensable ally of progress; and the surest guarantee of prosperity."
