Happy is the house that shelters a friend. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Without partnership between two, it is not realistic to expect a community of thousands to survive let alone thrive. ― Jacob L. Wright

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If you want to help... any of us, then you get where you're going and you work hard and you find a way to take care of someone else the way your uncle has taken care of you. ― Rachel Beanland

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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We have experienced so many changes in such a short time that we’ve lost our common bonds. ― Jessica Marie Baumgartner

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The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Are We Like Those Bored Couples You Feel Sorry For In Restaurants? Are We The Dining Dead? I Can’t Stand The Idea Of Us Being A Couple People Think That About. - Joel To Clementine

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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. — Simone De Beauvoir

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Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A life in association, not a life independent, is the democratic ideal. ― Terry Tempest Williams

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