True friendship, therefore, is growth in the divine sense.
This, however, suffices to establish a true friendship, as the example of human friends shows.
From what we have said it is easy to deduce the essential characteristics of true friendship.
It is to be noted, however, that one’s joy at the presence or prosperity of a friend must not be inspired by selfishness or sensual desire, for in that case there would be no true friendship.
Is it agreeable to the nature of true friendship to love our friend not only for himself, but for our own commodity?
Is it contrary to the nature of true friendship to keep any secret from such a bosom friend, or to retain any suspicion of him, or to suppose that he may possibly prove unfaithful to us and forsake us?
It is no part of true friendship to prefer men before the truth of Christ, nor to take any heretical, dividing, or sensual infection from our friend, and so to die and perish with him; nor is it friendly to desire it.
To watch over one another daily, and be as a glass to show our faces or faults to one another, is the very great benefit of true friendship.
People should read all he said of Lord Clare and Moore, and see with what almost jealous susceptibility he guarded the title of friend,[156] before they can understand the value he attached to true friendship.
Then you have no belief in true friendship,' he answered in a tone of bitterness.
Then you do not believe in true friendship,' he replied as they reached the house, and with a heightened color he threw back the hall door and made way for her to enter.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "true friendship" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.