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“I have made all sorts of acquaintances, but have as yet found no society. I know not what attraction I possess for the people,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The unfortunate thing about public misfortunes is that everyone regards himself as qualified to talk about them.”

— Emil M. Cioran

“Nothing brings men closer than a common misfortune happily overcome.”

— Ivo Andrić

“Often we like or dislike people not for who they are, but for the circumstances under which we first meet them.”

— Ravi Subramanian

“Never tell a man all about yourself, it's bound to lead to trouble.”

— Sophie Kinsella

“It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A long time ago. I came to the understanding that all men are friends by convenience and enemies by choice.”

— John Christopher

“Good people often lost out. To come up in life, one needed to be devious and cunning.”

— Anand Neelakantan

“everyone is just one unfortunate circumstance—” “—away from being in someone else’s shoes,”

— Samantha Christy

“On a good day, he was friend enough. On a bad day, running into his inadequacy was like tripping up the stairs. It hurt,…

— Rachel Hartman

“Circumstances might be hard enough that maybe you need to find the little comforts, even if they aren’t good for you.”

— wildbow

“All it took was a chance meeting with a stranger, some unexpected conversation. A few moments of kindness from someone who had no inkling…

— Lara Adrian