according Kahlil Gibran in his Book "The Prophet"

And a youth said, "Speak to us of Friendship."

Your friend is your needs answered.

He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

And he is your board and your fireside.

For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.

When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."

And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;

For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.

When you part from your friend, you grieve not;

For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

And let your best be for your friend.

If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.

For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?

Seek him always with hours to live.

For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.

And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

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Quotes of The Day

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.
~Swedish Proverb

A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
~William Penn

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
~Robert Brault

Friend vs True Friend

-A friend brings gifts to your party
-A true friend comes early to help prepare and stays late to help clean up

-A friend hates when you call after midnight -
-A true friend asks why you took so long to call

-A friend seeks to talk about your problems
-A true friend seeks to help you with your problems

-A friend wonders of your romantic history
-A true friend can blackmail you with it

-A friend acts like a guest when visiting
-A true friend walks in and helps him/her self

-A friend laughs with your
-A true Friend cries with you

-A friend expects you to always be there for them
-A true friend expects to always be there for you

Which one are You?