Lost Friendship

What greater grief than

What greater grief than the loss of one’s native land. Euripides

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return? Epictetus

Great is the victory,

Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater. Emil Zatopek

I believe in courtesy,

I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it. I believe I’m ready, RIGHT NOW. Elbert Hubbard

It may happen sometimes

It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree. Elbert Hubbard

A friend is one

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. Elbert Hubbard

The friend is the

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. Elbert Hubbard

Friendship with oneself is

Friendship with oneself is all important. Eleanor Roosevelt

Friendship\\’s the wine of

Friendship’s the wine of life: but friendship new… is neither strong nor pure. Edward Young

People say conversation is

People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were. Edward R. Murrow