Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
A good friend will always stab you in the front.
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.
A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
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.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.
If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
