Amos Bronson Alcott Quotes about Friendship

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
Amos Bronson Alcott (1877). “Table-talk”
Amos Bronson Alcott (1868). “Tablets”, p.81
Friendship is a plant that loves the sun, thrives ill under clouds.
Amos Bronson Alcott (1872). “Concord Days”, p.127