A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Elbert Hubbard
I like this one. I find it’s true both ways: people either love you for who you are or hate you for who you are. Take the recent friendship follies with those who shall remain nameless. We loved them for who they were before they hooked up and don’t like them much for who they are now (hate is not really applicable here). I believe that they do hate me for not condoning their behaviour… although I did not condone it before, either. Eh. The whole thing is too bad, but I’m not going to lower my standards to please them. Real friends would not expect you to change your expectations, would they?
Anyway, it’s still a good quote and it applies to real friends, not flashes in the pan. :-)