„There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.“
— Thomas Aquinas Italian Dominican scholastic philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church 1225 - 1274
Quotes about friendship
A collection of quotes on the topic of friendship.
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„Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.“
— Charles Lamb, The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb
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„With tennis, they say it's a social sport you can play from six to 60 - they should say 90, your friendships go on forever.“
— Don Tregonning Australian professional tennis player and coach 1928
„It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler... You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the 24-karat friendship I felt for Lutz Long at that moment.“
— Jesse Owens American track and field athlete 1913 - 1980
Context: It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler... You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the 24-karat friendship I felt for Lutz Long at that moment. Hitler must have gone crazy watching us embrace. The sad part of the story is I never saw Long again. He was killed in World War II.
On the congratulations given by German athlete Lutz Long, a competitor in the long jump, who in some accounts he credited with giving him some friendly advice that helped him to win against him; as quoted in "Owens pierced a myth" by Larry Schwartz http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016393.html in ESPN SportsCentury (2005)
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„I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.“
— Kurt Cobain American musician and artist 1967 - 1994
„We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.“
— Orson Welles American actor, director, writer and producer 1915 - 1985
„There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or through pleasure and pain.“
— Ptolemy Greco-Egyptian writer and astronomer of Alexandria 100 - 160
Book IV, sec. 7
„What nobler relationship than that of friend? What nobler compliment can man bestow than friendship?“
— Manly P. Hall Canadian writer and mystic 1901 - 1990
Context: What nobler relationship than that of friend? What nobler compliment can man bestow than friendship? The bonds and ties of the life we know break easily, but through eternity one bond remains — the bond of fellowship — the fellowship of atoms, of star dust in its endless flight, of suns and worlds, of gods and men. The clasped hands of comradeship unite in a bond eternal — the fellowship of spirit.
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„I wish more of us could understand that our increasing isolation, no matter how much it seems to express pride and self-affirmation, is not the answer to our problems. Rather, the answer is a revival of our ancient commitment to God, who rules over all the peoples of the world and exalts no one over any other, and to the moral and spiritual values which were once legendary in America. We must reach out our hand in friendship both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy. We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and our young, our women as well as our men.
I see nothing inconsistent between being proud of oneself and one's ancestors and, at the same time, seeing oneself first and foremost a member of the commonwealth of all races and creeds.“
— Arthur Ashe American tennis player 1943 - 1993
p. 186
„Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.“
— John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
„There are lots of women who are attracted to tyrannical men. Like moths to a flame. And there are some women who do not need a hero or even a stormy lover but a friend. Just remember that when you grow up. Steer clear of the tryant lovers, and try to locate the ones who are looking for a man as a friend, not because they are feeling empty themselves but because they enjoy making you full too. And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation.“
— Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness