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

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

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

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.

Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.

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

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back

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

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

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

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

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

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

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

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

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

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

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