Thomas Jefferson Quotes

The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.

That's what friends do - support each other as best that they can no matter the circumstances.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.

The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

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

I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.

I am disposed to be thus particular from the interest you take in our welfare and from the entire confidence I have in your knowing, that you will be sympathetic with us in our misfortunes.

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.

If you can find a group of women, any age, who are supportive and kind and love you, that's the best. I have a group of girlfriends that I would lay in front of a bus for. They've picked me up through really, really bad times and I can definitely say I've done the same for them.

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

What kind of man would I have been if I had not been there to help her? I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached.

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.

Caring is tough.

Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.

It would be good to rely on the man during my most tired moments. The best is if he will listen to my stories when I am stressed.

I definitely believe if you give me any part of your chin, you are going to sleep.

In Princess Margaret I found a fine friend who could steady my restless nature and offer wise counsel.

Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns.