In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
True friends ... face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.
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.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.