"Be careful not to fail your advocates. Everyone needs a fan club."

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"Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path."

Scandinavian Proverb

"The best mirror is an old friend."

George Herbert

"There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at a time."

Rebecca West

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends."

Czech Proverb

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity."

Francis Maitland Balfour

"When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is any thing you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it."

Edgar Watson Howe

"Que saudade!

The word saudade (sah-ooh-dah-jee) has no direct translation in English, and it's a major source of linguistic pride for Brazilians. Use Que saudade! (kee sah-ooh-dah-jee) when you miss something so desperately, you have a heartache over it. People say Que saudade! when they remember their best friend who's now living far away, or their childhood beach. Brazilians also often say simply Saudades! at the end of e-mails to tell you they're missing you terribly."
 
- Cida Vanderplas

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

Elbert Hubbard

"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."

Japanese Proverb

"My friends are my estate."

Emily Dickinson

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."

George Washington