My friends are my 'estate.' Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.
In plain words
Friends are a treasure. It's fine to guard them like one.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From a letter to Samuel Bowles, Aug. 1858/59. In Thomas H. Johnson (ed.), The Letters of Emily Dickinson (1958), p.338, no.193.
- Letter to Samuel Bowles (Letters of Emily Dickinson, no. 193)
- c. 1858
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AristotleThe only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Sun TzuThe wound is the place where the light enters you.
RumiYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Marcus AureliusWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.Marcus Aurelius
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao TzuIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.Sun TzuThe wound is the place where the light enters you.RumiYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.Marcus AureliusWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.Marcus Aurelius