Friendliness Quotes

• Life is a mirror, it reflects your face. Be friendly, and all of life will reflect friendliness.

  Rajneesh

  Life, Mirrors, Friendly

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• The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune. This has been repeatedly and quite lately demonstrated. Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character, while it prevents the indulgence among our people of that kindly sentiment and conduct which strengthens the bonds of a common brotherhood.

  Grover Cleveland

  Character, Government, Expectations

  Grover Cleveland (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids”

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• If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

  Ted Turner

  People, Enemy, Dignity

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• Winning friends begins with friendliness.

  Dale Carnegie

  Winning, Win Friends And Influence People

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• According
  to my own experience, the highest level of inner calm comes from the
  development of love and compassion. The more concerned we are with the
  happiness of others, the more we increase our own well-being.
  Friendliness and warmth towards others allow us to relax and help us to
  dispel any sense of fear or insecurity so we can overcome whatever
  obstacles we face.

  Dalai Lama

  Happy, Compassion, Insecurity

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• Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.

  Aristotle

  People, Justice, Quality

  Aristotle (2003). “The Aristotle's Ethics: Nicomachean Ethics”, Spark Notes

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• When you smile and project an aura of warmth, kindness, and friendliness, you will attract warms, kindness, and friendliness. Happy people will be drawn to you.

  Joel Osteen

  Smile, Kindness, People

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• Friendship is a relationship, friendliness is a state of your being. You are simply friendly; to whom, that is not the point. . .

  Rajneesh

  Life, Friendly, States

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• A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

  Charles Darwin

  Friendship, Wisdom, Men

  Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.24, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune.

  Grover Cleveland

  Citizens, Charity, Countrymen

  Grover Cleveland (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids”

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• The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and to think of them and, almost miraculously, your timidity will pass. Do something for other people. Practice deeds of kindness, acts of friendliness, and you'll be surprised to see what happens.

  Dale Carnegie

  Kindness, Thinking, Self

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• The difference between a friend and an enemy is friendliness.

  Frank Delaney

  Differences, Enemy

  Frank Delaney (2011). “The Matchmaker of Kenmare: A Novel of Ireland”, p.390, Random House

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• My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.

  Billy Childish

  Feelings, Favourite, Jokes

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• It was not a friendly game, and Jerry certainly did not have friendliness in his eyes. He had an extra mean streak that day. He was out of control and probably should have been ejected.

  Roger Staubach

  Sports, Mean, Eye

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• Be nice. (The world is a small town.)

  Austin Kleon

  Nice, World, Towns

  "8 Questions with Best Selling Author Austin Kleon". Interview with David W. Wright, sterlingandstone.net.

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• The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom of the lake that we don't feel the need to churn up the waters just to avoid looking at what's there.

  Pema Chodron

  Respect, Lakes, Water

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• To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Positive, Happiness, Forgiveness

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• Only friendliness produces friendship. And we must look far deeper into the soul of man for the thing that produces friendliness.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Friendship, Men, Soul

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• If this nice friendliness would spread about in Mordor, half our trouble would be over.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Nice, Would Be, Half

  "The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings".

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• Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

  Joseph Fort Newton

  Life, Wall, Inspiration

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• So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

  Bahá'u'lláh

  Teamwork, Powerful, Light

  "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh". Book by Bahá'u'lláh edited and translated by Shoghi Effendi (pp. 287-289), 1935.

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• The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the move loving friendliness you cultivate to help the world.

  Nhat Hanh

  Moving, Compassion, World

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• Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Compassion, Focus, Listening

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• The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.

  Kenneth Rexroth

  Responsibility, Men, Doe

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• Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Love, Inspiring, Giving

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.146, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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