Henry David Thoreau Quotes

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most contemplate only what would be the accidental and trifling advantages of Friendship, as that the Friend can assist in time of need by his substance, or his influence, or his counsel. Even the utmost goodwill and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody.

Music is my friend, my constant companion.

A true friend is a sort of second self.

I am quite sure that no friendship yields its true pleasure and nobility of nature without frequent communication, sympathy and service.

Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue

The only solution is love.

People will not lend you a hand until you first touch their hearts.

Friendship is the only point in human affairs concerning the benefit of which all, with one voice, agree.

Fight less, cuddle more. Demand less, serve more. Text less, talk more. Criticize less, compliment more. Stress less, laugh more. worry less, pray more. With each new day, find new ways to love each other even more.

The highest friendship must always lead us to the highest pleasure.

Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

Other blessings may be taken away, but if we have acquired a good friend by goodness, we have a blessing which improves in value when others fail.

Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.

Two hearts are better than one.

Loneliness cannot be alleviated just by the coming together of two bodies, unless there is also good communication, understanding, and loving kindness.

A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart.

But here's the joy: my friend and I are one, Sweet flattery!

Mercy is a source of life because we breathe our own spirits through it into the lives of others.

Love, what is love? I don't think you can really put it into words. Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and sorrows. This eventually includes physical love. You've shared something, given something away and received something in return, whether or not you're married, whether or not you have a baby. Losing your virtue doesn't matter, as long as you know that for as long as you live you'll have someone at your side who understands you, and who doesn't have to be shared with anyone else!

Between whom there is hearty truth, there is love; and in proportion to our truthfulness and confidence in one another, our lives are divine and miraculous, and answer to our ideal. . . . Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody.

Friendship is nothing else than entire fellow feeling as to all things human and divine with mutual good-will and affection; and I doubt whether anything better than this, wisdom alone excepted, has been given to man.

When you are attracted to people, it's because of the details. Their kindness. Their eyes. The fact that they can get you to laugh when you need it the most.

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.

I ask you to pass through life at my side—to be my second self, and best earthly companion.

Where there is friendship, there is our natural soil.