James Burgh Quotes

My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error.

My best friend is he who rights my wrongs or reproaches my mistakes.

To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.

You can learn a lot from your lovers, but-for the most part-you get to keep your friends longer, and you learn more from them.

There aren't really many compliments flying around with me and my friends. It's a lot of tough love. But you know, that love is there, and if you need to have a serious conversation, you just gotta wait for the right time to do it.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

I need good friends who can say, 'I love you to death, but you look terrible in that, and you need to change right now.'

True friends challenge us and help us to be faithful on our journey.

My closest friends are the ones who tell me that I'm being dumb or that I'm being wrong.

Your close men friends should be willing to challenge your mediocrity by suggesting a concrete action you can perform that will pop you out of your rut, one way or the other. And you must be willing to offer them your brutal honesty, in the same way, if you are all to grow.

Better be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

Select your friendships carefully. Gather people around you who will reinforce your lifestyle.

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

Most of the coaches just tell you, 'No, no, you're doing well. This is fine.' But I actually want someone who will tell me what I didn't do right so that I can improve.

Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.

Every successful person needs to have at least one person in their life who's not afraid of them.

Your true friends will tell you what they believe is true.

I can grow as a leader only if I'm willing to accept feedback.

I try to stay away from yes-men in my crew of immediate friends and peers. You got people that will tell you you're the greatest ever, but I need people that can tell me where I need to improve. I can respect the honest opinion.