Jackie Corley - The Joy of Friendship: A Thoughtful and Inspiring Collection of 200 Quotations

A friend laughs with us, confides in us, and supports us, no matter the circumstance. What marks a friendship? Perhaps its the unique connection not bound by obligation or family ties. Thats not to say we dont feel an obligation toward our friends or that a sibling or relative cant be a friend. Simply, friendship is a relationship we choose and one we sustain with a charitable spirit, patience, and understanding. This book collects quotes from poets, scientists, philosophers, and artists as they reflect on the value and character of friendship. The selections explore the acceptance and understanding we find from a friend and why true friendship is often rare.

Other quotes dive into some of the hallmarks of friendship: unadorned honesty and fierce loyalty. Still other selections mine the priceless treasure we call a true friend. F RIENDSHIP IS A RARE , unique connection between two people, transcending time and distance. A friend meets us where we are in life. A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation. John Newton F riendship, compounded of esteem and love, derives from one its tenderness and its permanence from the other.

Samuel Johnson N o love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. Francois Mauriac W e are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep. William James I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship. Brene Brown T rue friendship is a plant of slow growth. George Washington T ell me what company thou keepst, and Ill tell thee what thou art. Miguel De Cervantes W hen friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.

Ralph Waldo Emerson L overs and even some family members may come and go but the friendships that take root abide. Sometimes the best of what is true survives as if it had an independent will: The coals of friendship keep themselves alive until something happens to rekindle them. Joan Frank A t the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run dry. Victor Hugo R are as is true love, true friendship is rarer. Jean de La Fontaine T rue friendship resists time, distance and silence. Isabel Allende T he secret of friendship is expressing kindness with your eyes and through the tone of your voice, not only with words.

Goswami Kriyananda B ooks, like friends, should be few and well-chosen. Samuel Johnson A nyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friends success. Oscar Wilde T rue happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. Ben Jonson T he pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order. Toni Morrison R eal friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.