Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

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

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

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you

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

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

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

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

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

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.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

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

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

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.

Between friends there is no need of justice.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.

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

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