A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

Between friends there is no need of justice.

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

I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.

I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...

Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.

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

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.

Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.