Haniel Long Quotes

What I've always valued is people.

It is virtue, virtue, which both creates and preserves friendship. On it depends harmony of interest, permanence, fidelity.

If you want a long-term relationship that doesn't require a lot of work, I say, get a dog. They love you no matter what. But when it comes to humans, there's no secret; you really have to appreciate the person every single day.

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.

The most special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

Without a commitment to privacy, respect, love, friendship and trust are simply inconceivable.

We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each other’s honesty.

It is virtue itself that produces and sustains friendship, not without virtue can friendship by any possibility exist.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.

We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being.

Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I'm not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person - love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

Everyone desires relationships and community. Most people want to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group. It staves off loneliness. It promotes identity. These are natural and very human instincts.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation.