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We die as often as we lose a friend. -- Publilius Syrus
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. -- John Singer Sargent
To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. -- Publilius Syrus
Blurring the line between friendship and attraction was a surefire to lose a friend. -- Emily Giffin
It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death. -- Mary Renault
It is bitter to lose a friend to evil, before one loses him to death. -- Mary Renault
You can lose a friend in springtime easier than any other season if you're too curious. -- Frances Hodgson Burnett
There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other is to lend. -- Patrick Rothfuss
Interviewing friends is a tough one. Your duty to the interview must transcend your friendship. Occasionally you'll lose a friend. -- Walter Cronkite
To lose a friend is the greatest of all evils, but endeavour rather to rejoice that you possessed him than to mourn his loss. -- Seneca the Younger
We tend to take a great deal for granted, because you feel like you're going to live forever. It's only if you lose a friend, or maybe have a near-death experience, [that] many events and people in your life suddenly attain real significance. -- Brandon Lee
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all. -- Miguel de Cervantes
We are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe. -- William E. Gladstone
I've learned that 'love' is used a lot in the States for everything: 'I love that burger,' 'I love my shoes,' 'I love a friend.' To me, if it's overused, it loses meaning. -- Juan Pablo Galavis
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. -- Saint Augustine
A friend is a beloved mystery; dearest always because he is not ourself, and has something in him which it is impossible for us to fathom. If it were not so, friendship would lose its chief zest. -- Lucy Larcom
When I was a child I had a best friend who lived across the road from me. When her mother died unexpectedly it was like losing a member of my own family. I think I am still affected by the memory of that loss. -- Margaret Mahy
When really writing I'm not a good friend. Because writing disorganizes the social self, you become atomized. It scrambles you, sometimes to the point that I'm incapable of speech. I feel that if I start speaking, I'll lose the writing, like getting off the treadmill. -- Tony Kushner
The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character. -- Emma Goldman
We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence. -- Joseph Roux
I'm always striving to lose weight. And it's not a matter of wanting to be a size 3 again - I brought out my leotards, and a friend thought they were doll clothes. Being heavy isn't good for you. How long can your heart take the strain? So, I never give up, but it's hard. -- Liz Torres
For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend. -- Jeff Greenfield
If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step. -- Regina Brett
You can never lose a true friend.... -- Sable
Lend your money and lose your friend. -- William Caxton
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest. -- George Herbert
Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest. -- Quintilian
What If Following Her Heart Means Rose Could Lose Her Best Friend Forever? -- Richelle Mead
Give your friend cause to blush, and you will be likely to lose him. -- Publilius Syrus
But square-cut or pear-shaped, These rocks don't lose their shape. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. -- Marilyn Monroe
Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him. -- Benjamin Franklin
There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone. -- Henry David Thoreau
Have you ever had a gay friend lose weight and you can't decide if it's good news or not? Hey you look... great? -- Dana Gould
Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible. If the whole world turns against you keep your eyes on the Friend. -- Rumi
It's wrenching enough to lose the man who is your lover, your companion, your best friend, the father of your children, without losing yourself as well. -- Lynn Caine
Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. -- Alexander Pope
For such, Being made beautiful overmuch, Consider beauty a sufficient end, Lose natural kindness and maybe The heart-revealing intimacy That chooses right, and never find a friend. r -- William Butler Yeats
When a girl says she likes you as a friend, what she means is: "Rather than have sex with you, I would prefer to lose you as a friend." -- Roger Ebert
Give, and you may keep your friend it you lose your money; lend, and the chances are that you lose your friend if ever you get back your money. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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