“In the misfortunes of our best friends, we always find something not unpleasing.”

“We should always choose our books as God chooses our friends, just a bit beyond us, so that we have to do our level best to keep up with them.”

Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) British missionary

“That for which we find words is something already dead in our hearts. There is always a kind of contempt in the act of speaking.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist

“It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our truest friends.”

Cynthia Rylant (1954) American author of children's books and librarian

“Mother always said that if one must do something unpleasant, one should do it wholeheartedly and not waste effort on regret.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

“Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) American novelist and short story writer (1804 – 1879)

“Each finding like a friend
Something to blame, and something to commend.”

Alexander Pope (1688–1744) eighteenth century English poet

“To be patient means to suffer something that hinders or hurts us, and still retain our self-composure. *How many difficulties, with their consequent unpleasantness and discord, could be smoothed over and almost entirely eliminated by patience. Patience always elevates and strengthens our character. We need it not only with others but also with ourselves.”

Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher

“the important thing is not what we (look) like, but the role we play in our best friend's life.”

Cecelia Ahern book If You Could See Me Now

“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”

Aristotle Eudemian Ethics