Quotes About Friendship

Vincent took them in the full spirit of friendship which knows that the difference between giving and taking is purely temporal.

He felt extremely friendly to them all; they too knew what splendid thing it was to be in love.

Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. [ Letters of Note ; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]

The robot said, 'I have been trying, friend Julius, to understand some remarks Elijah made to me earlier. Perhaps I am beginning to, for it suddenly seems to me that the destruction of what should not be, that is, the destruction of what you people call evil, is less just and desirable than the conversion of thi sevil into what you call good.' He hesitated, then, almost as though he were surprised at his own owrds, he said, 'Go, and sin no more!

Often, one compensates by playing an instrument, or going hiking, or joining some club. In other words, one creates a new type of society, when not working, in which one can feel more at home.

The clown's eyes sidled towards her, then drew away quickly. "But they kept me away from you earlier-and, on my word, you may laugh, but I was lonely for missing friendship.

Baley said, sharply, "Nevertheless bound by friendship. Do not, for your own sake, test the force of our—" Now it was he who paused and, as though to his own surprise, completed the sentence impossibly, "—love.

Baley needed a friend and he was in no mood to cavil at the fact that a gear replaced a blood vessel in this particular one.

If nuclear power makes them dangerous, a sincere friendship through trade will be many times better than an insecure overlordship, based on the hated supremacy of a foreign spiritual power, which, once it weakens ever so slightly, can only fall entirely and leave nothing substantial behind except an immortal fear and hate.

And one day he said, I'm going to see Hallam again. Bronowski's eyebrows lifted. What for? To have him turn me down. Yes, that's about your speed, Pete. You're unhappy if your troubles die down a bit.

sincere friendship through trade will be many times better than an insecure overlordship

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

A real friend is a friend in need, not those who wait until your luck changes.

La verdadera amistad resiste el tiempo, la distancia y el silencio.

Nu suntem b?trâni pentru c? am împlinit È™aptezeci. Începem s? îmb?trânim din clipa naÈ™terii, ne schimb?m zi dup? zi, viaÈ›a e o curgere continu?. Evolu?m. Singura deosebire este c? acum suntem ceva mai aproape de moarte. ?i ce e r?u în asta? Dragostea È™i prietenia nu îmb?trânesc.

Se reunían un par de veces al año en cualquier punto del mapa para vivir unos días de ilusión y regresar luego con el cuerpo agradecido y el alma alborozada.

Compartieron una alegre relación y no la llamaron amor.

La verdadera amistad, pensaban, resiste el paso del tiempo, es desinteresada y generosa, no pide nada a cambio, sólo lealtad.

We're not old because we are seventy. We start to grow old as soon as we are born, we change every day, life is a continuous state of flux. We evolve. The only difference is that now we are a little closer to death. What's so bad about that? Love and friendship do not age.

La tensión se aflojó poco a poco. Ella tomó entre sus manos la oscura cabeza de su amigo y lo miró. Sonrieron aliviados, divertidos, temblorosos, seguros de que no intentarían una aventura fugaz porque estaban hechos para compartir la existencia en su totalidad y emprender juntos la audacia de amarse para siempre

Their longstanding friendship turned into a deeper complicity in which there was no room for secrets, suspicion, or offense; they started from the principle that they would never hurt each other and that if this happened, it would be unintentional. They protected each other, which made their present hardships and the ghosts of the past bearable.

That comrade of yours is too naïve by half. Chile is divided into irreconcilable groups, son. Friends are fighting, families are split down the middle; it's impossible to talk to anyone who doesn't think as you do. I don't see many of my old friends anymore so that we won't fight.

Los cronistas siempre olvidan mencionarlos, pero sin esas masas silenciosas de indios amigos, que seguían a los españoles en sus empresas y guerras, la conquista del Nuevo Mundo habría sido imposible.

People come and go, and even the closest members of the family eventually disperse. It's useless to cling to anybody or anything because everything in the universe tends toward separation, chaos, and entropy, not cohesion. I have chosen a simpler life, with fewer material things and more leisure, fewer worries and more fun, fewer social commitments and more true friendship, less fuss and more silence.