"The intimacy which is contracted in infancy,..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
The intimacy which is contracted in infancy, and friendship which is formed in misfortune, are, of all others, the most lasting and unalterable.
More by Thomas Paine
“If the present generation, or any other, are disposed to be slaves, it does not lessen the right of the succeeding generation to be free: wrongs cannot have a legal descent.”
“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”
“There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.”
More on Friendship
“A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.”
“I entirely appreciate loyalty to one"s friends, but loyalty to the cause of justice and honor stands above it.”
“A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.”
More on Misfortune
“Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?”
“Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt.”
“Fortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves us indifferent.”