Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Anybody amuses me for once. A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back
Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
A friend to all is a friend to none.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
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
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
The majority of people permit relatives, friends, and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives, because they fear criticism.