William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes

I don't want you to be young and beautiful. I only want one thing. I want you to be kind-hearted - and not just towards cats and dogs.

You can never have too many friends.

I'm very rich - in friends. I'm too nice a fellow. I give most of my money away.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.

Life's too short to not be around nice people.

My dad had nothing but friends in his life.

We have to recognize that we can help increase happiness of other people by reaching out, and building connections. People have done that for me in my life. There have been many times that my family and friends have reached out to help support me and contributed to my emotional wellbeing, and ultimately to my health.

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

Underneath that rude exterior, you've got a heart of gold.

My favorite thing about South Korea is the people - they are so kind and helpful.

The good life is built with good relationships.

I would advise any 17-year-old to surround yourself with people who listen to you, nod when you speak, and smile when you enter spaces.

I feel extremely lucky in that I have a very tight-knit group of friends.

A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.

I'm surrounded by good people, and I surround myself with good people.

We ought, all of us, to realize each other in this intense, pathetic, and important way. If you say that this is absurd, and that we cannot be in love with everyone at once, I merely point out to you that, as a matter of fact, certain persons do exist with an enormous capacity for friendship and for taking delight in other people's lives; and that such persons know more of truth than if their hearts were not so big.

True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior's doctrine of losing one's life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service.

I have a wonderful relationship with my friends, family members, and co-workers. I am appreciated

Dear Lord,' he said. 'let me be like Aron. Don’t make me mean. I don’t want to be. If you will let everybody like me, why, I’ll give you anything in the world, and if I haven’t got it, why, I’ll go for to get it. I don’t want to be mean. I don’t want to be lonely. For Jesus’ sake, Amen.

Kirstie [Alley] saved me, in a way. [At the time], I had a terrible marriage, and I stayed at her house. She was wonderful - just a kind, big-hearted, filthy girl. Somehow she could be vulgar without being vulgar.

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known. Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.