Friendship is a union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue.
—Penn.
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Friendship that makes the least noise is very often the most useful; for which reason I should prefer a prudent friend to a zealous one.
—Addison.
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Friendship, like love, is but a name
Unless to one you stint the flame.
The child, whom many fathers share,
Hath seldom known a father's care.
'Tis thus in friendships; who depends
On many, rarely finds a friend.
—Gay.
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Friend is a word of royal tone;
Friend is a poem all alone.