Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
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.
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.
What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.
A man should never neglect his family for business.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.
As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.
Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
No good friends. No bad friends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.
