Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
Children make your life important.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
