Quote by Robert Hall
A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can eq

A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity. – Robert Hall

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War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall

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Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

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Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall

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One sure way to lose another womans friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements. – Marcelene Cox

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The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. – Sallust

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I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay male friends, so this friendship of Will and Graces isnt such a stretch. – Debra Messing

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Suspicion is the cancer of friendship. – Petrarch

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