FRIENDSHIP

"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." --A. Milne

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” –-Albert Schweitzer

"There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
...We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Sometimes it is the person closest to us who must travel the furthest distance to be our friend." --Robert Brault

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend." --Albert Camus

"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." --Elizabeth Foley

 



"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better. " --Randy Pausch

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.” --Winnie the Pooh

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever” --Winnie the Pooh

“You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your 'friends.” --Unknown

"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." --Eleanor Roosevelt