A true friend’s silence...

A true friend’s silence hurts more than an enemy’s rough words.

Genuine people

Genuine people don’t come around too often.
If you find somebody real enough to stay true, keep them close.

Grow separately without growing apart

The most beautiful discovery true friends make
is that they can grow separately without growing apart.

I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies

Having lots of friends means nothing to me. I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.

A true soul mate is...

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...”

― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

The people who are there for you unconditionally

True friends are the people who are there for you unconditionally.
They are the people who never question you and support you
no matter what the circumstances are. They are the people worth living for.

Doesn’t leave you when you fail.

A true friend is that one person
who’s proud of you when you succeed
and doesn't leave you when you fail.

True friends simply value you

True friends do not value you for what you can do for them – they simply value you.

A healthy state of mind

Sophrosyne
(n.) a healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and a deep awareness of one’s true self, resulting in true happiness.

Stay true to yourself

Stay true to yourself because there are very few people who will always be true to you.

Be and own all that you are

The greatest act of courage is to be and own all that you are.
Without apology. Without excuses and without any masks to cover the truth of who you truly are.

Are you really seeing them?

Look at someone and ask yourself if you are really seeing them
– or just your thoughts about them.

Everyone is hiding behind masks

It’s hard to find true people in a world where everyone is hiding behind masks.