“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.” – William Arthur Ward

The supposed fine line between sympathy and empathy is a great gulf when applied to the matter of friendship. A true friend feels deeply, but does not agree with or perpetuate that which is ignoble or momentarily limited. He is able to distil that which is merely an immaturity from that which is a permanent limitation and he seeks – primarily through his agreement with that which is excellent and true of his friends – to inspire constant growth and development. 

True friendship moves from glory into glory.