The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go.

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

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

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

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

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.

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

Real friends stab you in the front.

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

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

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

Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.

Friends are nothing but a known enemy

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

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.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

Friendship is love without his wings!