Friendly Quotes

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When you have made good friends with yourself, your situation will be more friendly too. — Pema Chodron
On the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of… — Eckhart Tolle
Kindness isn't sacrifice so much as it is being considerate for the feelings of others, sharing happiness, the unselfish thought, the spontaneous and friendly act,… — Carl Holmes
I was introduced to Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. The young Congressman was very friendly. — Erich Leinsdorf
In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed… — Laurie Colwin
The thing about a friendly smile is not just that it makes people like you but that it makes them like themselves. — Robert Breault
The outdoor Christmas lights, green and red and gold and blue and twinkling, remind me that most people are that way all year round--kind, generous,… — Harland Miller
He that visits the sick in hopes of a legacy, but is never so friendly in all other cases, I look upon him as being… — Seneca the Younger
The living always think that monsters roar and gnash their teeth. But I've seen that real monsters can be friendly; they can smile, and they… — Jodi Lynn Anderson
Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may rise… — Henry Van Dyke
I look upon a good physician, not so properly as a servant to nature, as one, that is a counsellor and friendly assistant, who, in… — Robert Boyle
Winter, a bad guest, sitteth with me at home; blue are my hands with his friendly handshaking — Friedrich Nietzsche
Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up. — Margaret Kennedy
I've lately had two spiders Crawling upon my startled hopes-- Now though thy friendly hand has brushed 'em from me, Yet still they crawl offensive… — Colley Cibber
In your cocoon, occasionally you shout complaints, such as, "Leave me alone!" "Bug off!" "I want to be who I am!"... which comes from fighting… — Chogyam Trungpa
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend, Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend; But if he will thy friendly checks forego, Thou art, oh!… — George Crabbe
Friendly satire may be compared to a fine lancet, which gently breathes a vein for health's sake. — Samuel Richardson
Meditation practice is a way of making friends with ourselves. Whether we are worthy or unworthy, that's not the point. It's developing a friendly attitude… — Chogyam Trungpa
Writers are painful friends, and they are seldom friendly with others. They are insecure in the presence of other writers. Composers of certain kinds of… — Paul Theroux
The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is present in the world. It is in the sacraments, in… — Andrew Greeley

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