Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it, a slight physical antipathy most probably helps.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.
