Seneca (c. 4 BC – AD 65) Ponder for a long time whether you shall admit a given person to your friendship; but when you have decided to admit him, welcome him with all your heart and soul. Speak as boldly with him as with yourself… Regard him as loyal and you will make him …
Vincent van Goth On Friendship
Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853–July 29, 1890) A prisoner who’s kept in isolation, who’s prevented from working etc., would in the long run, especially if this were to last too long, suffer the consequences just as surely as one who went hungry for too long. Like everyone else, I have need of relationships of …
Georgia O’Keeffe On Friendship
Georgia O’Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) Nobody sees a flower, really. It is so small. It takes time. We haven't time and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.
C S Lewis On Friendship
C S Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself… it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.
Tao Writer On Friendship And Solitude
Tao Writer (April 17, 1948 -) I do not have many friends because friendship requires a lot of time and for me, time is a premium commodity in rather short supply these days. I do not have the energy and time necessary to have and develop more new friendships. “To have a friend takes time,” …
