What does this quote mean? There can be no friendship w/out confidence, & no confidence w/out integrity.?
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it means that you can't have friendship without integrity
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Love is all about forgiving and forgetting, so I don't think the person who came up with this quote was very successful in his love life. In a way, I do agree with it if you love strong enough to KNOW that each other is sorry, but I'm a verbal person, so I always say I'm sorry when I am.
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oh please, this is a man talking more crap...does it mean you'll be together forever, no of course not, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have good intentions at the time he's saying it but you can't possibly be this naive?? can you? there is no way to ensure that you won't be hurt in any relationship, you just have to have confidence that you can handle it, if you don't your insecurities will definitely drive the relationship right into a deep ditch. its likely that is where you are headed if you are obsessing to this extent over something he said....what was the situation when he said it  (you weren't by any chance having sex were you?) i think you need to focus on finding some inner strength in yourself and a life of your own, a relationship should be a pleasant addition to the life you are building...not the entire thing, you will always lose if thats what you are doing. never invest more than you have to lose. if you get your life together and are able to support yourself and develop some confidence in yourself then you will know that you'll be ok whether he actually stays around or not.
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to understand the quote you might need to see the whole thing:\n"[F]reedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."\n\nI think it means that you have the freedom to be different about things that matter to you the most or something I really don't know haha but there's the whole quote maybe that will help
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Friendship is very important to me as I have a very busy life. At the end of a day I just like to unwind and chat to a good friend that I can trust.It means I have a person who trusts me as much as I trust them.It's great to have someone by your side when problems arrive. They stand by you at all times no matter what the problems are they help you out anyway they can.I do for them the way they do for me.I have many friends but I have only 2 best friends which I would trust with my life and we remain friends for the past 35 years.Not one disagreement with either.
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Literally: "I fear the man of one (single) book."\nAnd since he was generally a fairly shrewd fellow, I'd interpret it as being afraid of a very single minded person, which everybody should be.
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im not 100% sure what ur asking but if i had to guess i would say,\n\nbe urself. love who u are as a person.  confidence is loving who u are no matter what other ppl think protraying it is something that happens without trying.  it happens when u be urself.
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Best piece of advice I ever got.  Rely on yourself and no one else.\n\n  Doesn't mean not to form relationships, just means always be able to take care of yourself and not be a burden on others.\n\n  My wife and I have worked for everything we have.  We haven't been handed a thing from anybody.  No trust funds, no inheritances or any other handouts.  We're not rich, but we live pretty well.  And we owe it to no one but ourselves.\n\n  Best piece of advice on living I ever had.....
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It is a quote attributed to Coco Chanel.  I think she was was basically saying older women aren't desirable, unless they have the decency to make themselves look younger than they are.  Kinda pathetic in my never to be humble opinion.
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I am not sure what you will find historically about this quote, however, I know that back in the '50's it was a saying that many "southern" mothers would quote.  The saying, as far as I know and heard my grandmothers and their friends talk about, means that if you 'dig deep into the lie a person obviously is telling, or has told,  you will find that he/she is capable of, or has already stolen. " My mom would carry that statement further and even today, I find myself quoting it: " if you lie, you'll cheat, if you cheat, you'll steal..." I think that also falls into the same category.  In a nutshell, if you are capable of lying, then there is nothing that you probably will not do.  I hope this helps.  It brought back memories.
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If integrity is steadfast adherence to some kind of guiding principle or belief, and the refusal to veer from that course even when it means you might be embarrassed or otherwise uncomfortable...\n\nIn my own life, integrity is one of the *most* important guiding factors of my behavior and decisions and comments.  Without it, I would not respect myself; maybe not even like myself.  Living without honesty (to myself and others) is living without reality!  I can have forays into dishonesty in the sense of playing a role or having an adventure.  But I am always aware of the game, and that means I am being true to myself.  \n\nOthers deserve my honesty as much as I do, and they deserve the real me -- or maybe I just prefer sharing the real me.\n\nHonor isn't a word I connect with as readily.  I believe I live my life with honor, now that I think about it.  I can see how it goes along with integrity, but just isn't a concept I think much about.  \n\nLife for everyone would probably be immeasurably improved if we all were conscious of integrity and how good it makes us feel about ourselves... how comfortable in our own skin.  \n\nI often fantasize about a world where people treat each other with respect and, ok, honor.  Where people have the *courage* to tell the truth when asked a question, and to be themselves in a crowd, say, rather than become a total jerk and expend so much energy putting up a front.  I can't claim to have always lived as I've described and wanted.  But I constantly strive for it, and wish others did, too, more than they seem to.\n\nWouldn't it be wonderful to know you could leave something belonging to you unlocked and unguarded... and it would not vanish? ... to know you could meet someone and learn much sooner who they really were, and if you had compatible interests, beliefs and experiences?... to know you could live your life free of rude jerks (and I'm being kind) who don't have the integrity to respect your time, your feelings, your thoughts, your belongings, your space...?\n\nAnd isn't it a great feeling to *relax* and be your true self??  To know that whatever is true is ok, in some way? ... that there's no need to hide, and that hiding takes a lot more energy than a life of integrity?  \n\nWhat an improvement in life we'd experience if we all had that inner motivation to be the ultimate guide.  Imagine people doing the right thing, not because they'd otherwise get *caught*, but because it's the right thing.  Imagine someone thinking they *wouldn't* get caught... getting that bootleg movie online, say, filing a fraudulent insurance claim, or stealing from a store, yet they *don't* do it because it's wrong.  Imagine a misguided teen knowing that having a buddy say it's alright to do something bad doesn't *make* it alright.  Or standing up to peer pressure by not joining a gang or hate group or the others who pick on the "unusual" kid -- because of integrity standing guard where there's fear of rejection.\n\nTo have integrity could also mean to be whole, as in to have a healthy, comfortable mix of personality traits, interests, pastimes... to have balance in how you spend your time and your energy, in what you think about, and in your emotions.\n\nIf everyone had these things (and more that I'm failing to articulate), there would be little need to lash out at others in words or violence.  We wouldn't have to put others down to feel good about ourselves.  We wouldn't all be so "bored" and looking for superficial thrills and distractions to impress someone or feel momentarily happy.  There would be less reason to distrust.  Less fear would mean less over-reaction to words or events, and more reason and rationality.  I could go on and on.\n\nYes, these things are critically important, and sadly, not as well appreciated as they could be.
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To me, it means that there should be no boundaries. We should all learn to live together. We should be able to come and go as we please from anywhere without us being afraid of others and others being afraid of us. But alas, we have already gone to far for that haven't we. Now you need a passport to get into the Bahamas. And we don't even want to talk about racial profiling....\n\nYes Socrates, it was a great idea but because we like to make a mess of things, it wasn't meant to be....
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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.\n\nIn prosperity, our friends know us & in adversity, we know our friends. \n\nAnger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. \n\nYou can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.\n\nLove...and you shall be loved. \n\nAll people smile in the same language. \n\nEveryone needs to be loved.. especially when they do not deserve it. \n\nThe real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity. \n\nEveryone has beauty but not everyone sees it. \n\nIt's important for parents to live the same things they teach. \n\nIf you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. \n\nThe choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow. \n\nTake time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul. \n\nPatience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. \n\nLove is strengthened by working through conflicts together. \n\nHarsh words break no bones but they do break hearts. \n\nTo get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. \n\nWe take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for. \n\nLove is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished. \n\nHappiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others. \n\nFor every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. \n\nDo what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are.
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"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." \n-Plato
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You need a quote, why do you need it.  Did your grandmother die, did your friend come out of the closet, you really should be more direct.  Is this a joyous occasion or somber one!\n\nOur freindship is like the tides of the seas.  It ebbs and flows.  When I need you, you are the there and when I need to go you allow me to flow.\n\nDo a search on quotes and ebb and flow and I bet you will find it.  Obviously, it is not verbatim, but I cant do all the work for you.  If that does not work you can uses the old reliable "red sky and night saliors delight.  Red sky in morning, sailors warning"\n\nNext thime throw us a bone and tell us the occasion\n\nHappy ocean hunting!  Remember, don't go in after you have eaten!
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Depending on your relationship with the person, it was an insult, a compliment, or he/she was being arrogant.\n\nThis line has historically had 3 meanings:\n1) A friend says that to you, it's a compliment.  He is saying that you look especially good today.\n2) Someone who doesn't like you says that to you, it's an insult.  He's saying that you are vain, conceited, egotistical, you have an Eros complex, or he's making fun of the way you look.  (This quote has been used more recently by advertisers to get overweight people to join expensive gyms or pay for expensive diet plans.)\n3) Someone you know to be full of himself says this to you or in general, he is reaffirming that he thinks he looks good and is probably way too sure of himself.
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You're lucky I love this book and it's sitting next to me...\n\nAtticus: "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you see things from his point of view--"\nScout: "Sir?"\nAtticus: "--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."\n\n\nThe two answerers above me- did you ever consider this is a high school student that can't figure it out?  Perhaps they are being lazy or perhaps they just don't know which quote is correct.  Don't answer the question if you're just going to be a jerk.