Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
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.
Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
The family is one of nature's masterpieces.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
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.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.