“We always lose the friendship of those who lose our esteem.”

— Joseph Joubert

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French moralist and essayist 1754–1824

Emily Giffin (1972) American writer

Source: Something Blue

“We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.”

Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) American tennis player

“Why should we not boycott the Soviet Union and its supporters inside the country? If we do so, we can force them to review their stand. Either they give us what we want and what is necessary or they will lose our friendship.”

Hafez al-Assad (1930–2000) former president of Syria

Moscow and the Middle East: Soviet policy since the invasion of Afghanistan, Robert Owen Freedman, 1991, CUP Archive, 0521359767, 40, 426, 2010-6-28 http://books.google.com/books?id=6zk7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA40&dq=mustafa+talas+red+book&hl=en&ei=SGAaTJn2N5O8M7Sq-K8F&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Why%20should%20we%20not%20boycott%20the%20Soviet%20Union%20and%20its%20supporters%20inside%20the%20country%3F%20If%20we%20do%20so%2C%20we%20can%20force%20them%20to%20review%20their%20stand.%20Either%20they%20give%20us%20what%20we%20want%20and%20what%20is%20necesary%20or%20they%20will%20lose%20our%20friendship&f=false,

“The friendship of high and sanctified spirits loses nothing by death but its alloy; failings disappear, and the virtues of those whose faces we shall behold no more appear greater and more sacred when beheld through the shades of the sepulchre.”

Robert Hall (1764–1831) British Baptist pastor

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 254.

“Never indulge in people who follow a negative path because they will take you with them on the road of ruin. Show them the way to positivism even if there's a risk of losing their friendship.”

Siddharth Katragadda (1972) Indian writer

page 55
Dark Rooms (2002)

“Those who boast of friendship with us, they can really be our friend when they respect our independence, our soil and our prideful traditions.”

Hafizullah Amin (1929–1979) politician, former Afghan head of state (1979)

As quoted in Beverley Male (1982) Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal, page 183

“What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.”

André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Friendship

“When I was younger and really busy, I think I did lose sight of who exactly I was. Mental wellbeing is something that is so important in any career but in acting in particular. That’s why friendship and family is so important to me.”

Russell Tovey (1981) British actor

Said in an interview with the Guardian. Russell Tovey: ‘When I started having sex I panicked because I didn’t feel old enough’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/11/russell-tovey-when-i-started-having-sex-i-panicked-because-i-didnt-feel-old-enough (11 March 2018)

“What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.”

Terry Tempest Williams (1955) American writer

Source: Pieces of White Shell

“Be honey to those who seek your friendship, but deadly poison to those who dare attack you.”

Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906–1975) King of Saudi Arabia

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/26/archives/faisal-rich-and-powerful-led-saudis-into-20th-century-and-to-arab.html

“We always lose the friendship of those who lose our esteem.”

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