Quotes About Friendship

Books are good company. Nothing is more human than a book.

Srebrenka lived down at the end of my street. One morning I was supposed to get together with her for coffee, but it was raining like hell all day, so I never went. And that rainy afternoon, she actually did it: she committed suicide. But—when we Slavs do things, we do them big!—she committed not just single but quadruple suicide: She turned on the gas in the oven, cut her wrists, took sleeping pills, and hanged herself.

It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other.

The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed.

Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendship you wouldn't have to ask me to help. - Don Corleone

When we are children, when we are young, it is natural to love our friends, to be generous to them, to forgive their faults.. But as we grow old and have to earn our bread, friendship does not endure so easily. We must always be on our guard. Our elders no longer look after us, we are no longer content with those simple pleasures of children. Pride grows in us – we wish to become great or powerful or rich, or simply to guard ourself against misfortune.

Ah, men understand friendship more than we woman.

I believe in friendship and I'm willing to show my friendship first.

It was not necessary that he be your friend, it was not even important that you had no means with which to repay him. Only one thing was required. That you, you yourself, proclaim your friendship. And then, no matter how poor or powerless the supplicant, Don Corleone would take that man's troubles to his heart.

Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that.

Softly, reassuringly, he comforted his friend, as they waited for death together. As if the Don could truly snatch the life of Genco Abbandando back from that most foul and criminal traitor to man.

los amigos siempre debían subestimar las virtudes de uno, mientras que los enemigos debían sobrevalorar los defectos.

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendships you wouldn't have to ask me to help.

friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.

La amistad lo es todo. La amistad vale más que el talento. Vale más que el Gobierno. La amistad vale casi tanto como la familia. Nunca lo olvides.

The two men, one so huge, one so tiny, left the cemetery together. Terraced gardens girdled the sides of the surrounding mountains with green ribbons, great white rocks gleamed, a tiny red hawk of Sicily rode down toward them on a shaft of sunlight.

My friend," he said, "people like you and me meet face to face and kill each other. Our enemies are behind us." He let his hand fall. "Our enemies are behind us," he repeated bitterly, "and commit the crimes for which we die.

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that.

This guy is a personal friend of J. Edgar Hoover," Johnny said. "You can't even raise your voice to him." "He's a businessman," the Don said blandly. "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

Un libro abierto es un cerebro que habla; cerrado, un amigo que espera; olvidado, un alma que perdona; destruido, un corazón que llora».

Yo no quería creer que hubiera traicionado a su compañero de toda la vida. Bueno, la política es eso, abrirse camino entre cadáveres.

Ik bracht hem naar de luchthaven Charles de Gaulle en toen ik hem bij de balie van Japan Air Lines de hand drukte, voelde ik dat hij een klein metalen voorwerp tussen mijn vingers liet glijden. Het was een huzaar van de keizerlijke garde. 'Ik heb hem dubbel,' legde hij uit, 'hij zal je geluk brengen, beste jongen.

Aquí, en la revista, yo soy la directora y tú un empleado. Somos amigos en la calle, cuando nos tomamos un café. Pero, aquí, yo doy las órdenes y tú las cumples. Te

Yo no quería creer que hubiera traicionado a su compañero de toda la vida. Bueno, la política es eso, abrirse camino entre cadáveres. —El