Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.  Hubert H. Humphrey quotes It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship. Henry Ward Beecher quotes When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. Henry Miller quotes For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end. Henry Louis Mencken quotes No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend. Groucho Marx quotes Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington quotes Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. Edgard Watson Howe quotes Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better. Edgard Watson Howe quotes Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends. Dwight David Eisenhower quotes 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. Diogenes quotes | 
