Examining the basic principles of friendship

What is a true friend? Who are our real friends? This paper will seek to provide insight/answers regarding these questions and much more.

Friends are the ultimate form of social security.

The only thing better than aged steaks is old friends.

Don't just count your friends. Rather, figure out which friends you can count on.

The best present you can receive from a friend is a smile.

A friend is someone who helps you to like yourself.

A friend is someone who sees you the way you wish to be seen.

The most valuable gift you can get is a friend.

The most valuable gift you can give is to be a friend to someone in need of one.

Friends are people who choose to be by you, even when they would rather be somewhere else.

Good friends are usually great listeners.

Friendship is like mortar that bind people together.

Friends generally avoid asking questions, and try not to make judgments.

Good friends look for the good in you, and then tell others when they find it. The difference between our friends and our enemies, is that the former leave us feeling better, while the latter leave us feeling bitter.

When a friend takes you to dinner make sure to buy him/her a mint. After all, isn't s/he worth that much to you?

True friends expect the best from us, and we try out best not to disappoint them.

Friends are our memories' greatest treasures.

Real friends provide us with the best form of "No-Fault" insurance.

Friends try to keep you on your toes, but never treat you like a heel.

Friends are our finest gift from God!

Unlike most things that we have today, friends will often last for a lifetime.

Friends are often visually impaired when it comes to seeing our faults and shortcomings.

Friends never laugh at you. Rather, they always laugh with you.

When you walk with a friend, it's usually easier to smell the daisies.

Friends rarely give advice, but often give a helping hand.

Friends try to avoid being hardheaded and hardhearted. Friends are our most priceless treasure. Does that make cents?

Friends are like the sunshine that chase the clouds away.

People who won't say anything nice about their friends, soon discover that they don't have any.

Friends generally realize that the best sermon is a good example.

Friends usually have the last word...when they say "I love you."

Shouldn't we all be friends? Shouldn't we all be willing to go the extra mile like friends always do? Maybe this paper may nudge you or someone else in that direction. If so, it has served its purpose, for the world will be a better place as we consider our friends first, and strangers (who will be our friends someday) not very far behind.

Copyright Project Innovation Fall 1996
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