#amity

These hands which stretch out, implore, beg, then rise to the head in a gesture of calamity. ↗

— Frederick Leboyer

#calamity #gesture #hands #head #implore

He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity. ↗

— Philip Massinger

#boldly #calamity #dares #die #valiant

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity. ↗

— Li Peng

#amity #asia #asian #asian countries #common

Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854. ↗

— Shigeru Yoshida

#america #amity #century #community #concluding

Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#companionship #death #devotion #death

Perhaps that is why desire causes men calamity. By identifying with our desires and taking them too seriously, we not only increase our susceptibility to disappointment, we actually create a climate inhospitable to the free and easy fulfillment of those desires. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#desire #dreams #fulfillment #dreams

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#friendship #faith

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#companionship #life #love #life

Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life. ↗

— R.A. Salvatore

#companionship #joy #life

I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#companionship #loneliness #comfort