A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still.
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.
A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
Friendship is love without his wings!
Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.
No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.
Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.