A friendship can weather most things and
thrive in thin soil but it needs a little
mulch of letters and phone calls and small
silly presents every so often just to save it
from drying out completely
Power and Wealth are fruits of life;
But Family and Friends are roots of life!
We can manage without the fruits;
But can never stand without the roots!
Mehek dosti ki, kisi ishq se kam nahin hoti,
yeh duniyan ishq pe khatam nahin hoti,
agar saath ho zindagi mein sacche doston ka
toh yeh zindagi kisi jannat se kam nahin hoti!
Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your dearest friends, members of your own family, perhaps, loving, anxious, and knowing nothing whatever . . .