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~~

Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Practicing-the-Presence-through-Mind-and-Meditation/209171649145514

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .””
~~C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves~~

“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~~

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
~~Elbert Hubbard~~

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
~~Bob Marley~~

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
~~Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey~~

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you … I could walk through my garden forever.”
~~Alfred Tennyson~~