I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
Friends are nothing but a known enemy
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
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.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
A friend to all is a friend to none.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.
If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.
Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.
Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
There is a magic in the memory of a schoolboy friendship. It softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.