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Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation, and conversation must have a common basis, and between two people of widely different culture the only common basis possible is the lowest level. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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I look back now and realize that the gift of a true friend is that she sees you not the way you see yourself or the way others see you. A true friend sees you for who you are and who you can become. ↗

— Robin Jones Gunn

#philosophical #wisdom #friendship

But Piglet is so small that he slips into a pocket, where it is very comfortable to feel him when you are not quite sure whether twice seven is twelve or twenty-two. ↗

— A.A. Milne

#friends #friendship #humor #math #piglet

A real relationship is two-way. ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#love #romance #friendship

You know what the secret is? It's so simple. We love one another. We're nice to one another. Do you know how rare that is? - Carmen ↗

— Ann Brashares

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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#connection #friendship #goethe #inspirational #love

When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a while so you can shut your eyes and sleep peaceful. ↗

— Shannon Hale

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Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition. ↗

— John O'Donohue

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The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough. ↗

— Elif Shafak

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