Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

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.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.

Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Between friends there is no need of justice.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

There is a magic in the memory of a schoolboy friendship. It softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.

Children make your life important.

True friends ... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.