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.

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

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

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.

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

I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft...

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

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

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

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

I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends.They're in my head.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.

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

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.

The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.

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