FRIENDSHIP, TRUE

A friend has been defined as the first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out.539

Value a friend who, for you, finds time on his calendar—but cherish the friend who, for you, does not even consult his calendar.540

“Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort, of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness blow the rest away” (George Eliot [Marian Evans Cross]).541