The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

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.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Real friends stab you in the front.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.

Friendship is love without his wings!

As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

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

You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.

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

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

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

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

Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.