Quote by Samuel Johnson
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. – Samuel Johnson

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In a mans letters you know, Madam, his soul lies naked, his letters are only the mirror of his breast, whatever passes within him is shown undisguised in its natural process. Nothing is inverted, nothing distorted, you see systems in their elements, you discover actions in their motives. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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I would have told him that I appreciated his friendship through the years and that I had learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank like you do a brother. – Jimmy Carl Black

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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God. – Saint Teresa of Avila

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True friends stab you in the front. – Oscar Wilde

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. – George Washington

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