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

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

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 trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry, and they imagine to themselves that the reason of their unhappiness will be removed when they are married. When it isn't they blame the other person, which is clearly absurd. I believe that is what generally starts the trouble.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, does the heart find its morning and is refreshed.

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

Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.

Real friends stab you in the front.

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

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

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

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

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

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

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

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

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

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.