Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses. You love each other for the happy experiences and pleasures you share. Francois Lelord akineroexperience Change image and share on social
The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when. Simon Sinek balancebondequal share on social
When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who've had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they're married, or there's a friendship and a kinship. Solange Knowles artistbackdate Change image and share on social
Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole. Samuel Taylor Coleridge antipathyconstitutefriendship Change image and share on social
Friendship is a sheltering tree. Samuel Taylor Coleridge friendshipsheltertree Change image and share on social
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. Plautus friendheaven Change image and share on social
In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends. Major Taylor besetclassclose share on social
Taft was Roosevelt's handpicked successor. I didn't know how deep the friendship was between the two men until I read their almost four hundred letters, stretching back the to early '30s. It made me realize the heartbreak when they ruptured was much more than a political division. Doris Kearns Goodwin 30sbackdeep share on social
Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality. Rowan Williams createequalityexist Change image and share on social
To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up. Christopher Knight friendshipstartthrill Change image and share on social