Quotes about friendship
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But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restor’d and sorrows end.Do as adversaries do in law,
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1591), Act I, Scene II, spoken by TranioIn context
Frank Sinatra1915–1998In a 1965 interview with Walter Cronkite, as quoted in “Just A Couple Of Legends” CBS News.com (20 May 1998)
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 9, p. 307- Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 6, “Of Friendship”, p. 178
Robert Louis Stevenson1850–1894Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1878).- Robert Louis Stevenson1850–1894“Lay Morals” Ch. 4, in Lay Morals and Other Essays (1911).
- Robert Louis Stevenson1850–1894Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Story of the DoorIn context
But we are strong, each in our purpose; and we are all more strong together.
Rishi Sunakborn 1980From the BBC documentary series Middle Classes—Their Rise and Sprawl (23 March 2001), as cited in “Rishi Sunak suggests he doesn’t have ‘working class’ friends in resurfaced documentary” The Independent (9 July 2022)
