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The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
— Abraham Lincoln
We are not enemies but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory shall swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of nature.
— Abraham Lincoln
My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
— Abraham Lincoln
I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.
— Abraham Lincoln
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
— Abraham Lincoln
My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But that's just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun.
— Tom Lehrer
Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.
— Pope Benedict XVI
We too must remain faithful to the 'yes' we have given to the Lord's offer of friendship. We know that he will never abandon us. We know that he will always sustain us through the gifts of the Spirit. Mary accepted the Lord's' proposal' in our name. So let us turn to her and ask her to guide us as we struggle to remain faithful to the life-giving relationship God has established with each one of us.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly
— Publilius Syrus
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
— Publilius Syrus
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
— Publilius Syrus
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
— Publilius Syrus