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.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

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

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

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

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

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

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

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

Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.

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

Friendship is love without his wings!

A friend to all is a friend to none.