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God did not make this person as I would have made him. He did not give him to me as a brother for me to dominate and control, but in order that I might find above him the Creator. Now the other person, in the freedom with which he was created, becomes the occasion of joy, whereas before he was only a nuisance and an affliction. God does not will that I should fashion the other person according to the image that seems good to me, that is, in my own image; rather in his very freedom from me God made this person in His image. I can never know beforehand how God's image should appear in others. That image always manifests a completely new and unique form that comes solely from God's free and sovereign creation. To me the sight may seem strange, even ungodly. But God creates every man in the likeness of His Son, the Crucified. After all, even that image certainly looked strange and ungodly to me before I grasped it. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#christianity #jesus #spiritual-friendships #the-cross #faith

If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

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When somebody make you feel happy it doesn't meant that he/she loves you.Its only Friendship or Nothing. ↗

— Brijesh Mauryu

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Sometimes it was worth all the disadvantages of marriage just to have that: one friend in an indifferent world. ↗

— Erica Jong

#love #loyalty #marriage #friendship

friendship is like peeing on yourself;everyone can see it,but you get that warm feeling that brings it. ↗

— anymous

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When we do the hard, intimate work of friendship, we bring a little more of the divine into daily life. ↗

— Shauna Niequist

#friendship #relationships #faith

To like many people spontaneously and without effort is perhaps the greatest of all sources of personal happiness. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#effort #friendship #happiness #spontaneity #friendship

It's not how many friends you can count, it's how many of those you can count on. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#loyalty #trust #friendship

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity. ↗

— Sallust

#any #clear #dislike #doubtful #every

Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples. ↗

— Juan Antonio Samaranch

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