Quotes based on Song of Solomon 5:16

This is my beloved, And this is my friend,

                                                                                                Song of Solomon 5:16

The only way to have a friend is to be one. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake – Aristotle

Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend. – Charles H. Spurgeon

The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships – Abraham Lincoln

My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them! – Emily Dickinson

In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part – Alexander Pope

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong. Nearly anybody will side with you when you are right – Mark Twain

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. – Sicilian Proverb