Benevolence Quote by Zengzi

A man can seem to have many friends yet know little of friendship.

— Clarence H. Burns

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

— Mencius

For in order that man may do well, whether in the works of the active life, or in those of the contemplative life, he…

— Thomas Aquinas

When the average man becomes thoroughly acquainted with himself, he ceases to wonder why has so few friends.

— Anonymous

What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to…

— Diogenes

While friendship has been by far the chief source of my happiness, acquaintance or general society has always meant little to me, and I…

— Anonymous

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should…

— Samuel Johnson

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his…

— Anonymous

Men become friends by a community of pleasures.

— Samuel Johnson

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

— William James

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he outwears his love affairs, his politics and his epistemology.

— Anonymous