Quote by Henri Nouwen
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or con

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares. – Henri Nouwen

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In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. – Henri Nouwen

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God
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Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community. – Henri Nouwen

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God
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When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. – Henri Nouwen

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Friendship is one mind in two bodies. – Mencius

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A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. – Donna Roberts

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Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine. – Charles Dickens

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Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. – Elbert Hubbard

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Ive got two brothers and two sisters, so theres five of us and were all very close, which is cool. – Theo James

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It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal. – Edgar Rice Burroghs

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