Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

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

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.

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.

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.

Friendship is love without his wings!

Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

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

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.

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

Between friends there is no need of justice.

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.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

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

I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.