Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence;True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitles to the appellation
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The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give other is our attention...A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect that the most well -- intentioned words.