Admirable Quote by Florence King

Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely tomeet.…

— Anonymous

“Misanthropist’s manifesto: Do not tell a friend what your enemy ought not to know. Giving way neither to love nor hate is one half…

— Irvin D. Yalom

Misanthropy ariseth from a man trusting another without having sufficient knowledge of his character, and, thinking him to be truthful, sincere, and honourable, finds…

— Plato

Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.

— Cardinal Richelieu

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is…

— George Washington

“Be courteous to all but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is…

— Mark Goodwin

Even the utmost good-will and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some…

— Henry David Thoreau

We live in a world that has very sharp edges. It can be very bitter and if you come across a little bit of…

— Phillip Schofield

I'm just very friendly by nature. And even when I'm having lunch with a friend, it's misconstrued as a romantic liaison.

— Dino Morea

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. To become a good man, one must have faithful friends, or outright enemies.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

— Aristotle

Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and…

— Seneca the Younger