A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.

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

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

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.

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

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.

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

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.

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

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.

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

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

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.

You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

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

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