“Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.”– Austin O’Malley Related Quotes “A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.”– John D. Rockefeller “A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson “Here’s a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That’s not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place themselves in harm’s way do it to protect their buddies. They do it because of the bonds of friendship – and it goes so much deeper than friendship.”– Eric Massa