To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

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

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

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.

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

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

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

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

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

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

It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.