#friend

You can't judge people and touch their souls at the same time. ↗

— Tama Kieves

#connection #friends #judging #people #soul

As a lord was held for the strength of his body and stoutness of heart. Much lore he learned, and loved wisdom but fortune followed him in few desires; oft wrong and awry what he wrought turned; what he loved he lost, what he longed for he won not; and full friendship he found not easily, nor was lightly loved for his looks were sad. He was gloom-hearted, and glad seldom for the sundering sorrow that filled his youth... (On Turin Turambar - The Children of Hurin) ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#tolkien #tragedy #friendship

Meeting another human is always a sacred event. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#friendship #friendship

Friendship doesn't have anything to do with shoring up weakness. It has to do with respect and consideration for those you care about. It has to do with wanting to give something back to those you admire. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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He was able to love them again, but he loved them now in a wiser way, knowing their weakness. ↗

— William Steig

#love #friendship

Christ became our Brother in order to help us. Through him our brother has become Christ for us in the power and authority of the commission Christ has given him. Our brother stands before us the sign of the truth and the grace of God. He has been given to us to help us. He hears the confession of our sins in Christ's stead and he forgives our sins in Christ's name. He keeps the secret of our confession as God keeps it. When I go to my brother to confess, I am going to God. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#god #spiritual-friendship #faith

Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me? ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#boyfriend #break-ups #crossroads #divorce #family

Well, honey, once you've been head-over-heels in love with somebody, you don't go back to being 'friends'. It doesn't work that way. - Megan's Dad ↗

— Lauren Baker

#friendship #love #relationships #sweet #family

Falling in love is not a spur of the moment thing. There wasn't love at first sight as I always believed there to be. It crept and overpowered me. Once I was in its power, it was the most amazing feeling in the world. ↗

— Eveli Acosta

#friendship-and-love #love #romance #romantic #friendship

A great friend can act like a trash can with a hole in the bottom. To listen to someone else's personal garbage with the same empathy you would spend listening to their joy, and then release that garbage just as quickly as you hear it, without absorbing it, makes you a wonderful friend to that person--and an even better one to yourself." Tenzin Kharma Trinley (Doug "Ten" Rose) www.fearlesspuppy.org ↗

— Doug Rose

#immune-system #personal-development #personal-growth #self-help #friendship