Quotes about Relationships

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself, and about the woman he loves, refusing compromise when compromise is wrong. But he must also be tender. No weapon will breach the armor of a woman's resentment like tenderness.

Please," she whispered, her tears flowing unchecked. "Tell me what to say and I will say it gladly. If I have hurt your pride then take mine. I have no use for it without you.

His expression was suddenly serious as the tip of his finger traced her lips. "I never understood why history is filled with stories of men who waged wars over a woman they loved. There are many women in the world, and it was beyond my grasp what made one woman special enough to go to such extremes." He pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Now I understand.

Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

When you love, it will hurt. You have to choose to forgive, again and again. But it's worth it. That's the crux of human relationships, Dobbs. The sweetest thing. Loving deeply. And forgiving.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

He fully discharged the obligations of every relationship that He sustained, either to God or to man.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.